"smart aleck" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: smart alecks [plural]
Etymology: Aleck is a nickname for the male given name Alexander. The phrase "smart aleck" is possibly derived from the name of Aleck Hoag, a 19th-century American con man and thief. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=smart aleck}} smart aleck (plural smart alecks)
  1. One who is given to obnoxious or insolent humor. Categories (topical): Comedy, People Synonyms: wise guy, smarty, smarty pants, smartmouth Translations (a wise guy): Naseweis [masculine] (German), חָכְמוֹלוֹג (Hebrew), ngutu huia (Maori), у́мник (úmnik) [masculine] (Russian), diablillo; sabihondo [masculine] (Spanish)
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  2. One who is pretentious about their own cleverness or knowledge. Synonyms: know-it-all, clever dick, smart ass, wise ass, smarty pants, wiseacre, know-it-all
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  3. One who is obnoxiously self-assured; a show off. Synonyms: smart ass Translations (a show off): vantard [masculine] (French), Angeber [masculine] (German), Aufschneider [masculine] (German), Wichtigtuer [masculine] (German), Großtuer [masculine] (German), nagyzoló/nagyképű alak/fráter (Hungarian), зајко сезнајко (zajko seznajko) [masculine] (Macedonian), creido [masculine] (Spanish), pretencioso [masculine] (Spanish)
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  4. (rare) A well-dressed person. Tags: rare Synonyms: smart alec Derived forms: smart-aleck [adjective]
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (a know-it-all): всезнайко (vseznajko) [masculine] (Bulgarian), je-sais-tout (French), Besserwisser [masculine] (German), Klugscheißer [masculine] (German), Neunmalkluger [masculine] (German), חָכְמוֹלוֹג (Hebrew), okostojás (Hungarian), okostóni (Hungarian), nagyokos (Hungarian), saputello (Italian), зајко сезнајко (zajko seznajko) [masculine] (Macedonian), whakaputa mōhio (Maori), ngutu huia (Maori), espertinho [masculine] (Portuguese), у́мник (úmnik) [masculine] (Russian), всезнайка (vseznajka) [feminine, masculine] (Russian), listillo [masculine] (Spanish), sabelotodo [masculine] (Spanish), besserwisser [common-gender] (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'a know-it-all': 42 46 12 0

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