wiseacre
2
9.6
- noun
- /ˈwaɪzˌeɪkər/
- Offensive
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sabelotodo
- Whenever I try to share my opinion, a certain wiseacre at work always has a sarcastic remark ready.
Examples
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Eventually we make our way through the thicket of brides, grooms, and wiseacre relatives demanding rubles, and enter the fortress.
Academic text (2008) -
She dismissed the wiseacre comments from the audience with a roll of her eyes.
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All l have to do is walk down the street, and some wiseacre will call me an "Indian", and, just like that, the fight's on.
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"I think you mean wiseacres," Dad said.
Fiction book (1997) -
Whippy Bird's sure a wiseacre, all right.
Fiction book (1990) -
Larry (17) is the wiseacre on the other bike.
Fiction book (2002) -
"But they promised that everyone at the Farmer's Market will have a reader!" a wiseacre TUAW editor pointed out.
Blog text (5) -
She smiled (a good sign for a wiseacre such as myself).
Blog text (10) -
His line-ups end up either (a) being the same folks he agrees with (not all that interesting to listen to) or (b) a bunch of wiseacres.
Blog text (17) -
He always thinks he knows better, acting like a wiseacre in every conversation.
Synonyms
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
28
5.7
A person who thinks they are always right and annoys others
9
7.7
A person who acts like they have all the answers and won't listen to others
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
1
9.4
A person who says clever things to annoy or upset others
1
9.9
A person who acts like they know everything and makes rude comments
1
8.5
A person who shows off knowledge and annoys others
People who are clever and sometimes act like they know everything
A person who pretends to know things and gives bad advice
A person or remark that is clever but rude
A person who annoys others by acting like they know everything and making sarcastic remarks
Antonyms
How Insolent
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word wiseacre joins wise ('clever') with a second part acre that was used long ago as a joking name, so it felt like calling someone 'Mr. Clever' in a teasing way. That's why a wiseacre now means a person who behaves as if they know everything.