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smart al·eck (

n. Informal

1. A person regarded as obnoxiously self-assertive.

2. An impudent person.

[Perhaps after Aleck Hoag, 19th-century American confidence man and thief.]

smart-aleck (smärt

k), smart-aleck·y (-

-k

) adj.

smart aleck [ˈælɪk]

n pl smart alecks

Informal an irritatingly oversmart person

[from Aleck, Alec, short for Alexander]

smart-aleck , smart-alecky adj

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Noun

smart aleck - an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments

weisenheimer, wise guy, wiseacre, wisenheimer

upstart - an arrogant or presumptuous person

Translations

smart aleck [ˈsmɑːtˌælɪk] n (fam) → sapientone/a, sputasentenze m/f inv

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