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wisecracker

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables
wise-crack-er
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who makes wisecrack remarks; a smart aleck.

Etymology

From wisecrack + -er.

Inflected Forms

wisecrackers (plural)

Questions

What does wisecracker mean?
A person who makes wisecrack remarks; a smart aleck.
Where does wisecracker come from?
From wisecrack + -er.

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