First Known Use: 1595
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wiseacre
noun wise·acre \ˈwīz-ˌā-kər\
: a person who says or does things that are funny but also annoying
Full Definition of WISEACRE
: one who pretends to knowledge or cleverness; especially : smart aleck
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Origin of WISEACRE
Middle Dutch wijssegger soothsayer, modification of Old High German wīzzago; akin to Old English wītega soothsayer, witan to know
Related to WISEACRE
- Synonyms
- smarty (or smartie), smarty-pants, smart aleck, wiseass, wise guy, wisenheimer (also weisenheimer)
Rhymes with WISEACRE
backbreaker, bookmaker, caretaker, carmaker, comaker, dressmaker, drugmaker, filmmaker, gill raker, glassmaker, groundbreaker, grubstaker, hatmaker, haymaker, heartbreaker, homemaker, housebreaker, icebreaker, jawbreaker, kingmaker, lawbreaker, lawmaker, mapmaker, matchmaker, mistaker, muckraker, mythmaker, noisemaker, oddsmaker, pacemaker, peacemaker, phrasemaker, platemaker, playmaker, Poundmaker, printmaker, rainmaker, sailmaker, saltshaker, shirtmaker, shoemaker, snowmaker, steelmaker, strikebreaker, tastemaker, tiebreaker, toolmaker, trailbreaker, watchmaker, winemaker
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