wise-ass
or wise·ass
[wahyz-as]Slang: Sometimes Vulgar.
adjective
Also wise-assed. insolent; impertinent; smart-ass.
noun
RELATED WORDS
crook, hoodlum, know-it-all, mobster, bigmouth, smarty-pants, wiseacre, wisenheimer, criminal, hood, mafioso, wise-ass, smarty, swellhead, smart-ass, show-off, malapert, witling
Origin of wise-ass
First recorded in 1970–75
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Contemporary Examples of wiseass
Brash, crass, and overflowing with wiseass attitude, he remains the ultimate postmodern superhero.
In his interview with Woodward, Ailes dismissed the taped conversation as “more of a joke, a wiseass way I have,” he said.
wiseass
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