wiseacre

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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

Singular
wiseacre

Plural
wiseacres

wiseacre (plural wiseacres)

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

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