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wisehead en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From wise + head.

Meanings

1. (obsolete, sarcastic) A person who is wise or who considers himself or herself to be wise.
   • The wiseheads of the servants' hall decided that Sir Michael had received sudden intelligence through Mr. Robert […] either of the death of some near and dear relation […] or of some alarming fall in the funds, or of the failure of some speculation or bank in which the greater part of the baronet's money was invested. 1862, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Lady Audley's Secret:
   • Why! Do you think I want that picture taken down: and another Mrs. Milliken? Wisehead! c. 1850, William Makepeace Thackeray, The Wolves and the Lamb, act 2:

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Synonyms

wiseacre · smart aleck