wise guy
Frequency: 5.84.1 per million words
Disapproving: a person who speaks in a confidently smart or sarcastic way.
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Examples (10)
- Don't be a wise guy; just answer the question properly.
- Some wise guy parked his car right in front of my driveway.
- I don't need another wise guy telling me how to do my job.
- He's a real wise guy, always having a sarcastic comeback ready.
- Stop acting like a wise guy and show some respect.
- Who is the wise guy who ordered ten pizzas as a prank?
- The teacher sent the wise guy to the principal's office for disrupting class.
- You think you're a wise guy, ignoring the rules like that?
- We have a wise guy in every meeting who thinks he knows everything.
- That wise guy thinks he can outsmart the police.