wise apple
- noun
- Offensive
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- He always has a wise apple comment ready.
Examples
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Don't be such a wise apple!
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The meeting was interrupted by another one of his wise apple comments.
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She couldn't resist making a wise apple remark during the presentation.
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Stop being a wise apple and get back to work.
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She couldn't resist making a wise apple remark during the presentation.
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The meeting was interrupted by another one of his wise apple comments.
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Stop being a wise apple and get back to work.
Synonyms
53
4.8
A person who thinks quickly and says clever, funny things
43
7.4
A person who makes clever or rude jokes to seem smart
30
7.7
A person who acts like they know everything and annoys others
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
2
9.6
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
1
9.4
A person who says clever things to annoy or upset others
1
4.6
A small round coloured sweet or a cheeky clever person
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7.1
A person who often makes short funny or sarcastic remarks
1
8.8
A woman who is clever and gives useful advice
Being clever in a way that annoys others by sounding sarcastic
A person who acts smart to annoy or show off
A person who often says short clever comments to make people laugh
A person who often makes short clever remarks
A quick, clever comment that is slightly cheeky
A reply that tries to be smart but is showy and not sincere
Antonyms
How Annoying
- Offensive
28
5.7
- Offensive
12
9.6
- Offensive
- Offensive
2
9.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
wise + apple
Although 'wise' contributes the idea of cleverness, the noun 'apple' (a fruit, undefined here) does not semantically combine with it in a predictable way; the overall sense of a sarcastically clever person is idiomatic or slangy. This is a creative/colloquial formation (similar in function to 'wiseacre' or 'wise guy') that a B1 learner who only knows the constituent words would not reliably derive.
Etymology
Wise apple may come from a playful image: imagine a shiny apple that looks sweet but gives a smart, sharp bite, like someone who is wise in a cheeky or cutting way. That's why it means 'a sarcastically clever person or remark'.