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SMART ALECK

Dictionary entry overview: What does smart aleck mean?

• SMART ALECK (noun)
The noun SMART ALECK has 1 sense:

1. an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments

Familiarity information: SMART ALECK used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SMART ALECK (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

An upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

smart aleck; weisenheimer; wise guy; wiseacre; wisenheimer

Hypernyms ("smart aleck" is a kind of...):

upstart (an arrogant or presumptuous person)

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