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smart-alecky
smart al·eck S0491900 (ăl′ĭk)n. Informal A person regarded as annoyingly self-assertive, especially for making impudent displays of knowledge. [Perhaps after Aleck Hoag, 19th-century American confidence man and thief.] smart′-al′eck, smart′-al′eck·y (-ĭ-kē) adj.Thesaurussmart-aleckyadjectiveInformal. Rude and disrespectful:assuming, assumptive, audacious, bold, boldfaced, brash, brazen, cheeky, contumelious, familiar, forward, impertinent, impudent, insolent, malapert, nervy, overconfident, pert, presuming, presumptuous, pushy, sassy, saucy, smart.Informal: brassy, flip, fresh, snippety, snippy, uppish, uppity.Slang: wise.smart-alecky Related to smart-alecky: sedulously, multifold, outsized, perpetually, botheringSynonyms for smart-aleckyadj rude and disrespectfulSynonyms- assuming
- assumptive
- audacious
- bold
- boldfaced
- brash
- brazen
- cheeky
- contumelious
- familiar
- forward
- impertinent
- impudent
- insolent
- malapert
- nervy
- overconfident
- pert
- presuming
- presumptuous
- pushy
- sassy
- saucy
- smart
- brassy
- flip
- fresh
- snippety
- snippy
- uppish
- uppity
- wise
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