wise guy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(derogatory, humorous, informal, mildly, sarcastic) One who is insolent or flippant; one who makes jokes or perpetrates pranks.
Leiter wound down a window. 'Whaddya want ter do?' asked the driver over his shoulder. 'Gimme pneumony?' 'Just that,' said Leiter, 'if it means saving us from this gas chamber.' 'Wise guy, hn?' said the driver, crashing tinnily through his gears.
1954, Ian Fleming, “The Big Switchboard”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 38:Her reputation for being a wise guy made her new teachers hesitant about having her in their classes.
- (slang) A knowledgeable or successful sports bettor.
- (US, slang) A member of the Mafia; a mobster.
- (slang) A hipster.
- (ethnic, offensive, slang, slur) An Italian-American man.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| wise guys | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
smart aleck (one who is insolent or flippant) · wisecracker (one who is insolent or flippant) · Mafioso · know-all (one who is insolent or flippant) · know-it-all (one who is insolent or flippant) · smarty (one who is insolent or flippant) · wisenheimer (one who is insolent or flippant)
Translations (29)
es insolente (one who is insolent or flippant) · es fanfarrón (one who is insolent or flippant) · de Neunmalkluger (one who is insolent or flippant) · de Klugscheißer (one who is insolent or flippant) · es sabiondo (one who is insolent or flippant) · yi חכם (one who is insolent or flippant) · de Besserwisser (one who is insolent or flippant) · de Naseweis (one who is insolent or flippant) · it spaccone (one who is insolent or flippant) · he חכמולוג (one who is insolent or flippant) · es vivales (one who is insolent or flippant) · es listillo (one who is insolent or flippant) · es listorrón (one who is insolent or flippant) · it smargiasso (one who is insolent or flippant) · fa عقلِ کُل (one who is insolent or flippant) · de Rotznase (one who is insolent or flippant) · fi neropatti (one who is insolent or flippant) · fa همه چیزدان (one who is insolent or flippant) · es sabihondo (one who is insolent or flippant) · fr petit rigolo (one who is insolent or flippant) · es vivo (one who is insolent or flippant) · it fanfarone (one who is insolent or flippant) · es listorro (one who is insolent or flippant) · pl mędrek (one who is insolent or flippant) · it insolente (one who is insolent or flippant) · fi viisastelija (one who is insolent or flippant) · pl mądrala (one who is insolent or flippant) · de Schlaumeier (one who is insolent or flippant) · it sapientone (one who is insolent or flippant)