crack wise
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Meaning
crack 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.
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Old men at the bar crack wise, one-time Clare Grogan grumps about the place in an Aran sweater … and of course Jen eventually melts the heart of jilted Rob.
The result feels more natural when he’s doing Will Smith than Will Smith trying to crack wise like Robin Williams.