aleck
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He’s a pint-sized smart aleck who cares deeply for Dunk.
From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2026
OK, a smart aleck would say that’s a low bar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2019
She’s still a downbeat smart aleck, but she can make you cry without appearing to do very much.
From Slate ● Mar. 27, 2018
Since then, the driver says, “every smart aleck who thinks he can tell a joke has been circling Burbank like a vulture.”
From New York Times ● May 24, 2017
It wasn’t the observation of a smart aleck but that of a truth-lover or a statistics-lover.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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