crack wise vs jape

crack wise

verb
  • To make a sarcastic, flippant, or sardonic comment. 

jape

verb
  • To mock; deride. 

  • To jest; play tricks. 

noun
  • A joke or quip. 

  • A prank or trick. 

How often have the words crack wise and jape occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )