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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Killer Mike has the booming voice and moral authority of a preacher, while El-P is the wiseass who doesn’t miss a thing.

From New York Times ● May 26, 2020

Ace Atkins, who writes terrific books of his own, is the conduit for Parker’s long-running series starring Spenser — tough private eye, gourmand and professional wiseass.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2018

The edgy, irritable, discomfiting wiseass could comfort America when it mattered.

From Slate ● May 10, 2015

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

From Washington Post ● Mar. 19, 2015

I nodded, but I felt really uncomfortable, so I decided to be a wiseass like everyone else.

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

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