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smart-alecky

adj

Etymology

From smart aleck + -y.

Definitions

  1. Having the quality of a smart aleck

    Having the quality of a smart aleck; rude, disrespectful.

    • The Katzenjammer Kids were fun because they made the adults look stupid. But they were a little too smart-alecky for my taste.

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