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smart aleck

Entry Word: smart aleck

Function: noun

Meaning: a person who likes to show off in a clever but annoying way <some smart aleck in the audience kept shouting clever insults at the speaker>

Synonyms smarty (or smartie), wiseacre, wise guy

Related Words know-it-all; wisecracker; hotshot, show-off

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