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smart aleck

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noun smart al·eck \ˈsmärt-ˌa-lik, -ˌe-\
variants: or less commonly

smart alec

Definition of smart aleck

  1. :  an obnoxiously conceited and self-assertive person with pretensions to smartness or cleverness

smart–aleck

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smart–alecky

play \ˈsmärt-ˌa-lə-kē, -ˌe-\ adjective

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Examples of smart aleck in a Sentence

  1. some smart aleck in the audience kept shouting clever insults at the nervous speaker

Origin and Etymology of smart aleck

Aleck, nickname for Alexander

smart aleck Synonyms

Synonyms
smarty (or smartie), smarty-pants, wiseacre, wiseass, wise guy, wisenheimer (also weisenheimer)
Related Words
know-all [chiefly British], know-it-all; wisecracker; hotshot, show-off

SMART ALECK Defined for Kids

smart aleck

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noun smart al·eck \ˈsmärt-ˌa-lik\

Definition of smart aleck for Students

  1. :  a person who likes to show off in a clever but rude or annoying way

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