wiseass

British

/ ˈwaɪzæs /

noun

informal
1. a person who thinks he or she is being witty or clever
2. ( as modifier )
  
  some wiseass kid at the back of the class

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When Tubby got his son an internship in the Philadelphia Phillies’ promotions department, it was that same disruptive wiseass who started showing up to meetings.

From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2021

Ace burglar and world-class wiseass Junior Bender tries to steal a rare stamp from a creepy debt collector.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2016

From Hugh Laurie as Dr. House to Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock to Dylan Moran playing a misanthropic, wiseass bookstore owner in “Black Books,” I’m all about this trope.

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2015

A wiseass boy still loyal to his father, he did his best to unsettle Patti’s boyfriends.

From Washington Post • Mar. 19, 2015

“Well, you can go home and be a wiseass there. How does that sound?”

From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz

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