weisenheimer
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈvaɪzənˌhaɪmər/
- Offensive
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- She dismissed his overconfident remarks, calling him just another weisenheimer trying to show off.
Examples
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Nathan thought of it as years; they arrived at the car, which Lewis had said only a weisenheimer would see as safety.
Fiction book (1992) -
To her, I was as I was to too many in yesteryear: a sourpuss weisenheimer, one hundred eighty-five pounds of attitude as foul as the Fuhrer's.
Fiction book (1995) -
At the party, he made a sarcastic comment that everyone thought was so typical of a weisenheimer.
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Whenever he gives advice, he always sounds like a little weisenheimer, making everyone roll their eyes.
Synonyms
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7.4
A person who makes clever or rude jokes to seem smart
27
9.3
A person who annoys others by saying sarcastic or rude things
8
9.9
A person who makes rude, clever remarks to annoy others
5
7.5
A person who acts as if they know everything and annoys others
2
9.9
A person who makes rude clever remarks to annoy others
2
9.6
A person who acts as if they know everything and annoys others
1
9.4
A person who says clever things to annoy or upset others
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7.1
A person who often makes short funny or sarcastic remarks
A person who annoys others by acting like they know everything and making sarcastic remarks
A person who often makes short clever remarks
How Insolent
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8.2
- Offensive
5
7.5
- Offensive
1
9.9
- Informal
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7.1
85
3.8
Surface Forms
Etymology
Weisenheimer is a slang word from German or Yiddish that looks like wise ('smart') plus the German ending -heimer (seen in some family or place names), so it feels like calling someone a 'wise guy'. That's why a weisenheimer means a cheeky, rude person — a smart-aleck.