know-all

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know-all

noun know-alls · know-it-all

  1. Australia, Ireland, UK Someone who obnoxiously claims to be knowledgeable on a subject. The sub-manager proved to be a ‘know-all’ who had no faith in God or man.

    Similar: Buddha, clever clogs, clever dick, know-all, know-it-all, smart aleck, smart ass, smarty, smarty pants, wiseacre, wiseass, wise-ass

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@misc{know_all_2026,
  title = {know-all},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/know-all},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}