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Meanings of
wise guy
in English
Catalan
insolent
Spanish
sabihondo
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An upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments.
wiseacre
wisenheimer
weisenheimer
smart aleck
Catalan
insolent
Usage of
wise guy
in English
1
He is the Chief murderer and
wise
guy
in that louse union.
2
That Bradley is some
wise
guy
when it comes to a pinch!
3
Oh, hell, I was a little
wise
guy
with a big mouth.
4
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.
6
I'm a pretty
wise
guy
,
if I do say it myself.
7
Clearly, this
wise
guy
doesn't need a self assertiveness course.
8
I used to think José a
wise
guy
one time.
9
But Josh is a
wise
guy
,
as well as tough.
10
Mr. A.A. Percival is a
wise
guy
,
-
amightywise guy.
11
Depression, always the
wise
guy
,
says, "What-you'renot happy to see us?"
12
Has some
wise
guy
flipped a switch and thrown the news into summer reruns?
13
Got any suggestions for what to do next,
wise
guy
?
14
And he made out that it was I who offended him, the
wise
guy
!
15
Looks like the
wise
guy
slept in the hoosier's barn.
16
Oh, it's a
wise
guy
you show yourself, old boy.
Other examples for "wise guy"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
wise
guy
wise
Adjective
Noun
Translations for
wise guy
Catalan
insolent
Spanish
sabihondo
sabidillo
sabelotodo
repipi
pedante
Wise guy
through the time
Wise guy
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common