| 单词 | wise guy |
| 释义 | wise guySEE SYNONYMS FOR wise guy ON THESAURUS.COM nounInformal. a cocksure, conceited, and often insolent person; smart aleck: He has a reputation for being a wise guy. Also called wiseacre. Origin of wise guyAn Americanism dating back to 1895–1900 OTHER WORDS FROM wise guywise-guy, adjectiveWords nearby wise guywisdom tooth, wise, wiseacre, wise-ass, wisecrack, wise guy, wisely, Wiseman, Wise Men, wisenheimer, wisent Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for wise guywise guy nouninformal a person who is given to making conceited, sardonic, or insolent comments US a member of the Mafia Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with wise guywise guy An obnoxious know-it-all, a person who makes sarcastic or annoying remarks, as in the teacher was delighted that the worst wise guy in the class was moving out of town. [Slang; second half of 1800s] Also see smart aleck. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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