wise guynoun [ C ]
uk/ˈwaɪz ˌɡaɪ/us/ˈwaɪz ˌɡaɪ/US offensive wise ass informalsomeone who is always trying to seem more clever than anyone else in a way that is annoying:
Okay, wise guy, if you're so damned smart, you can tell everyone how it's done!
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Unpleasant men
- badass
- blackguard
- blighter
- bounder
- bovver boy
- caveman
- creep
- dog
- git
- lager lout
- love rat
- oik
- roughneck
- ruffian
- scoundrel
- toad
- warlock
- white van man
- wide boy
- yob
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wise-guy
adjective [ before noun ] usuk/ˈwaɪz.ɡaɪ/US offensive wise-ass
wise-guy humour