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SMART ALECK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does smart aleck mean?
• SMART ALECK (noun)
The noun SMART ALECK has 1 sense:
1. an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments
Familiarity information: SMART ALECK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
smart aleck; weisenheimer; wise guy; wiseacre; wisenheimer
Hypernyms ("smart aleck" is a kind of...):
upstart (an arrogant or presumptuous person)
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