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weisenheimer

weis·en·heim·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wahy-zuh n-hahy-mer]
    • /ˈwaɪ zənˌhaɪ mər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wahy-zuh n-hahy-mer]
    • /ˈwaɪ zənˌhaɪ mər/

Definitions of weisenheimer word

  • noun weisenheimer a wiseacre or smart aleck. 1
  • noun weisenheimer Alternative spelling of wisenheimer. 1
  • noun weisenheimer a know-it-all kind of person 0

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Origin of weisenheimer

First appearance:

before 1915
One of the 14% newest English words
1915-20, Americanism; earlier also wiseheimer, equivalent to wise1 + -(en)heimer, extracted from surnames with this ending

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Parts of speech for Weisenheimer

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

weisenheimer popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

weisenheimer usage trend in Literature

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