wiseacre

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Synonyms 1.2.3 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

Middle Dutch wijssegger (“‘soothsayer’”), from Old High German wīzzago

note, this etymology is distinct from the etymology of wise

[edit] Noun

wiseacre (plural wiseacres)

1. One who feigns knowledge or cleverness; an insolent upstart.

[edit] Derived terms

• wiseacring

[edit] Synonyms

• smart aleck
• smarty or smartie
• smarty pants
• smart ass
• wise-guy
• wisenheimer or weisenheimer

[edit] Translations