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wise guy

noun

  1. Informal. a cocksure, conceited, and often insolent person; smart aleck:

    He has a reputation for being a wise guy.



wise guy

noun

  1. informal.
    a person who is given to making conceited, sardonic, or insolent comments
  2. a member of the Mafia
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of wise guy1

An Americanism dating back to 1895鈥1900
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Idioms and Phrases

An obnoxious know-it-all, a person who makes sarcastic or annoying remarks, as in the teacher was delighted that the worst wise guy in the class was moving out of town . [ Slang ; second half of 1800s] Also see smart aleck .
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And then the wise guys in my office, they made a bobblehead of me sinking in the Bitcoin boat.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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