Clever, funny remarks or jokes made quickly, often meant to sound smart or amusing.
Compound of 'wise' and 'crack' (to make a remark). Popular in American slang by the 1920s for witty one-liners.
Wisecracks became part of American slang in the 1920s alongside stand-up comedy culture—before that, humor was mostly formal or literary, but wisecracks let ordinary people be funny in everyday conversation!
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