wiseacre
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wiseacre
- /ˈwaɪzeɪkə(ɹ)/
Where it comes from
From Middle Dutch wijssegger (“soothsayer”), from Old High German wīzzago, wīzago (“wise man, prophet, soothsayer”), from Proto-West Germanic *wītagō (“wise one; prophet”). Cognate with Old English wītga (“wise man, prophet”). See also German Weissager (“soothsayer, seer”).
noun wiseacres
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One who feigns knowledge or cleverness; one who is wisecracking; an insolent upstart.
That other class of wiseacres who twist prophecy in such a manner as to make it promise the destruction and desolation of the same city, use judgement just as bad, since the city is in a very flourishing condition now, unhappily for them.
Similar: Buddha, clever clogs, clever dick, know-all, know-it-all, smart aleck, smart ass, smarty, smarty pants, wiseacre, wiseass, wise-ass
- A learned or wise man. A fool's paradise is better than a wiseacre's purgatory.
verb wiseacres · wiseacring · wiseacred
- To act like a wiseacre; to wisecrack.
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noun one who feigns knowledge or cleverness
| Deutsch | Klugscheißer, Besserwisser, Neunmalkluger |
|---|---|
| Italiano | saccente, saputello |
| Русский | у́мник úmnik, всезна́йка vseznájka |
| العربية | مُتَعَالِم mutaʕālim, مُتَحَذْلِق mutaḥaḏliq, مُتَحَذِّق mutaḥaḏḏiq |
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