crack wise
English
editVerb
editcrack wise (third-person singular simple present cracks wise, present participle cracking wise, simple past and past participle cracked wise)
- (intransitive) To make a sarcastic, flippant, or sardonic comment.
- 1917, George Bronson-Howard, Slaves of the Lamp:
- "Whenever I commit a crime?" expostulated Paul. "Where do you get that stuff, Ferret?" / "Out of me nut, kiddo. Why don't you stop cracking wise, and go back to the ribbon counter?"
- 1985 August 5, Jacob V. Lamar Jr., “Coming Along Just Fine”, in Time:
- Reagan displayed his usual aplomb and even cracked wise about his age at a White House banquet.
Synonyms
edit- wisecrack (verb)
References
edit- “crack wise”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.