Australian English Meaning of wiseacre

Smart aleck

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Definitions and Meaning of wiseacre in English

Wordnet

wiseacre (n)

an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments

Webster

wiseacre (v.)

A learned or wise man.

One who makes undue pretensions to wisdom; a would-be-wise person; hence, in contempt, a simpleton; a dunce.

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Smart aleck

an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent commentsA learned or wise man., One who makes undue pretensions to wisdom; a would-be-wise person; hence, in

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No antonyms found.

wise up => wake up, wise men => wise men, wise man => wiseman, wise guy => larrikin, wise => wise,