wise guy
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Noun[edit]
- (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.
- (slang) A knowledgeable or successful sports bettor.
- (US, slang) A member of the Mafia; a mobster.
- (slang) A hipster.
- (slang, offensive, ethnic slur) An Italian-American man.
Synonyms[edit]
- (one who is insolent or flippant): know-all, know-it-all, smart aleck, smarty, wisecracker, wisenheimer
Translations[edit]
one who is insolent or flippant
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