make a crack



make a crack

Utter an impudent, sarcastic, or ironic remark, as in She's constantly making cracks about the store's management. The noun crack here alludes to a hunter's shot at game. [Slang; late 1800s]
See also: crack, make

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Baillie['beili]
DebbieDEB-eeEnglish
Hiawathahie-ə-WAHTH-ə (English)History, Native American, Iroquois
Loukianos-Ancient Greek
Jeremiah[.dʒeri'maiə]
CodyKO-deeEnglish, Irish