wiseacre
/ˈwʌɪzeɪkə
/noun
A person with an affectation of wisdom or knowledge, regarded with scorn or irritation by others; a know-all: the wiseacres forecast a collapse of the building...
- For years, successive generations of caddies lived up to their reputation as low-life wiseacres who always knew better than the guy who was paying them and were not afraid to say so.
- While being no particular fan of cops myself, I sympathise with them when they have to deal with wiseacres like you and your cohorts.
- Either way, the name stuck - providing great fodder for annoying wiseacres all over the state.
Origin
Late 16th century: from Middle Dutch wijsseggher 'soothsayer', probably from the Germanic base of wit2. The assimilation to acre remains unexplained.
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- carryall
- carry all before one
- carry a torch for
- carryback note
- carry conviction
- carrycot
- carrying capacity
- carrying charge
- carryings-on
- carrying trade
- carry on
- carry one's bat
- carry-out
- carry over
- carry someone/thing off
- carry something away
- carry something forward
- carry something off
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- carry something out
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- carry something through
- carry the can