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- [wahyz-ey-ker]
- /ˈwaɪzˌeɪ kər/
- /ˈwaɪzeɪkə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wahyz-ey-ker]
- /ˈwaɪzˌeɪ kər/
Definitions of wiseacre word
- noun wiseacre a person who possesses or affects to possess great wisdom. 1
- noun wiseacre wise guy. 1
- noun wiseacre A person with an affectation of wisdom or knowledge, regarded with scorn or irritation by others; a know-it-all. 1
- noun wiseacre a person who wishes to seem wise 0
- noun wiseacre a wise person: often used facetiously or contemptuously 0
- noun wiseacre a person who makes annoyingly conceited claims to knowledge 0
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Origin of wiseacre
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
1585-95; < Middle Dutch wijssager prophet, translation of Middle High German wīssage, late Old High German wīssago, by popular etymology equivalent to wīs wise + sago sayer, from earlier wīzzago wise person; cognate with Old English wītega, akin to wit2
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Parts of speech for Wiseacre
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wiseacre popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for wiseacre
noun wiseacre
- smart aleck — an obnoxiously conceited person.
- wise guy — Informal. a cocksure, conceited, and often insolent person; smart aleck: He has a reputation for being a wise guy.
- braggart — a person who boasts loudly or exaggeratedly; bragger
- brain — Your brain is the organ inside your head that controls your body's activities and enables you to think and to feel things such as heat and pain.
- intellectual — appealing to or engaging the intellect: intellectual pursuits.
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