wisenheimer

or weis·en·heim·er

[ wahy-zuhn-hahy-mer ]

noun

, Informal.

1. a wiseacre or smart aleck.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wisenheimer¹

1915–20, Americanism; earlier also wiseheimer, equivalent to wise ¹ + - (en)heimer, extracted from surnames with this ending

Related Words

• know-it-all
• wise guy