wise guy

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wise guy (plural wise guys)

  1. (informal) One who is insolent or flippant; one who makes jokes or perpetrates pranks.
    Her reputation for being a wise guy made her new teachers hesitant about having her in their classes.
  2. (slang) A knowledgeable or successful sports bettor.
  3. (US, slang) A member of the Mafia; a mobster.
  4. (slang) A hipster.
  5. (slang, offensive, ethnic slur) An Italian-American man.

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