smart alec
IDIOM
ˈsmart ˌalec , smart aleck noun [countable]
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English Dictionaryˈsmart ˌalec ,
smart aleck noun [countable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: aleck from Aleck, Alec male name, from Alexander]
informal someone who always says clever things or always has the right answer, in a way that is annoying
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Idiomssmart alec [informal]someone who is always trying to seem more clever than everyone else in a way that is annoying.
Some smart alec in the audience kept making witty remarks during my talk. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
smart-alecsmart-alec/-alecka smart alec/aleck - someone who is always trying to seem more clever than everyone else in a way that is annoying. He's just some smart-alec journalist. (always before noun)
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