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Meanings of smart aleck in English
An upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments.
Synonyms
Examples for "wiseacre"
Examples for "wiseacre"
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Did you never hear of a pawnshop, you dear little wiseacre?
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And if this wiseacre tries anything, I'll rip his beard off.
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It is a great mistake-oneof the greatest ever wiseacre made!
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Who had in a trice converted him into a wiseacre?
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None but his wife knew whether he was a wise man, or a wiseacre.
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I think they must have the goods on Mister Wisenheimer at last.
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A whole rock covered with tough guys and wisenheimers who knew more than the cops.
3
Yes, you did Mr. Wisenheimer.
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You are Weisenheimer on figures, all right.
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"I met her first." I was not trying to be a Weisenheimer it was the honest Truth besides-" Idon'thave to take her word.
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He is the Chief murderer and wise guy in that louse union.
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That Bradley is some wise guy when it comes to a pinch!
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Oh, hell, I was a little wise guy with a big mouth.
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Listen, wise guy - whereof we cannot speak, thereof we must remain silent.
5
Ferret-faced, short, slightly built and a wise guy in the bargain.
Usage of smart aleck in English
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Reesa was a little smart aleck, but she was not his problem.
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His nerves must be finally getting to him to be such a smart aleck.
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He's not a smart aleck, and he stays away from anything controversial or divisive.
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I told her not to be a smart aleck.
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She'd go out walking with me instead of that Virginian smart aleck who killed his grandpa.
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Well 1 of the smart aleck lieuts.
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People may not want a man who's fast on his feet - they suspect he's a smart aleck.
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Some smart aleck sent word to our branch that the real Jenison boy was a clown in this show.
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He's a fucking smart aleck.
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But I haven't any use for a mere smart aleck, and I don't want any more of it, see?
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Ye dern smart aleck!
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Known as the "alt-right" for short, this young-skewing, smart aleck faction exists far outside the bounds of conventional conservatism.
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He figured it was some smart aleck poking fun at the man running along the road with a bike over his shoulders.
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Some smart Aleck would be sho ter holler, 'Dar come ole Ben.
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See what those nineteen smart alecks did for us on this last trip.
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Over the last year, I have made a few smart Aleck comments about The Avengers.
