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
Kristinkris-TEEN (Swedish, German), KRIS-tin (English)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, English
Joshua['dʒɔʃwə]
Ivana-Czech, Slovak, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Ossian-Literature
EmmaEM-ə (English), EM-mah (Finnish), E-mah (German)English, French, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish, Dutch, German, An
DaynaDAY-nəEnglish