crack wise vs repartee

crack wise

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

repartee

verb
  • To reply with a repartee 

  • To have a repartee (conversation marked by repartees) 

noun
  • A conversation marked by a series of witty retorts. 

  • Skill in replying swiftly and wittily. 

  • A swift, witty reply, especially one that is amusing. 

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