"wise off" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: wises off [present, singular, third-person], wising off [participle, present], wised off [participle, past], wised off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|wises off|wising off|wised off}} wise off (third-person singular simple present wises off, present participle wising off, simple past and past participle wised off)
  1. (informal, intransitive) To make wisecracks; to behave like a smart aleck. Tags: informal, intransitive
    Sense id: en-wise_off-en-verb-kQ7SCqry Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (off)

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