wisenheimer
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wisenheimer
- /ˈwaɪz(ə)nˌhaɪməɹ/ US
Where it comes from
From wise + the German demonymic ending -enheimer.
noun wisenheimers
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A self-assertive and arrogant person; a wiseacre or smart aleck.
There was an auto salesman in here yesterday that claimed you could always tell a fellow's class by the car he drove, but I says to him, 'Don't be silly,' I says; 'the wisenheimers grab a look at a fellow's nails when they want to tell if he's a tin-horn or a real gent!"'
Similar: wise guy, smart aleck, Buddha, clever clogs, clever dick, know-all, know-it-all, smart ass, smarty, smarty pants, wiseacre, wiseass
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title = {wisenheimer},
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