wiseacre
Meanings
Plural: wiseacres
Noun
- an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments
- One who feigns knowledge or cleverness; one who is wisecracking; an insolent upstart.
- A learned or wise man.
Verb
- To act like a wiseacre; to wisecrack.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle Dutch wijssegger (“soothsayer”), from Old High German wīzzago, wīzago (“wise man, prophet, soothsayer”), from Proto-West Germanic *wītagō (“wise one; prophet”). Cognate with Old English wītga (“wise man, prophet”). See also German Weissager (“soothsayer, seer”).
Synonyms
Buddha, clever clogs, clever dick, know-all, know-it-all, smart aleck, smart ass, smarty, smarty pants, weisenheimer, wise guy, wise-ass, wiseacre, wiseass, wisenheimer
Scrabble Score: 13
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