wisecrack
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He didn’t mince words or allow nuance or second thoughts to stand in the way of a zingy phrase or a colorful wisecrack.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
If it were singular, one could make a wisecrack and move on.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
In 2019, Barack Obama said: "I've always appreciated her steadiness, her perspective, and the way a wisecrack from her reverberates around the room."
From BBC • May 31, 2024
In the aftermath of her cable show being canceled last April, Ziwe has spent her post Showtime period being online famous in continuing her spicy brand of witty, wisecrack colloquial humor.
From Salon • Jan. 2, 2024
She had a crazy urge to grab Elizabeth and drag her out of wisecrack range, before she got hurt.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
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