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WISEACRE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wiseacre mean?
• WISEACRE (noun)
The noun WISEACRE has 1 sense:
1. an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments
Familiarity information: WISEACRE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
smart aleck; weisenheimer; wise guy; wiseacre; wisenheimer
Hypernyms ("wiseacre" is a kind of...):
upstart (an arrogant or presumptuous person)
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