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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They did, however, have that intern over in promotions — the one who seemed comfortable in just about any situation, the one who was kind of a wiseass, the one who talked too much.

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

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

From Washington Post • Mar. 19, 2015

One hour and seven minutes into the decidedly hit-or-miss 1996 comedy Black Sheep, the wiseass sidekick character played by David Spade finds himself at an unusually pronounced loss for words.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 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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