Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A smart aleck.
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- noun One who makes
wisecracks , particularly in asassy orcocky fashion.
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Examples
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We've heard the term wiseass used when describing Saddam Hussein's demeanor in the interrogation.
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If some wiseass were telling the story, he might refer to it as "The Grapes of Roth" it happens that a wiseass is, so refer to it in this way he does.
Steven Weber: In a Sense, Abroad Part Trois: I's Real, Oy! Steven Weber 2011
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This release combines his seemingly irrepressible streak of wiseass with both introspection and sentiment.
Midweek Music Moment: Rockin’ the Suburbs, Ben Folds « A Progressive on the Prairie 2009
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Marcy deals with her situation both by using subtle irony and by being an overt wiseass.
Kat Dennings Confirmed For THOR « Giant Killer Squid - Film, Comics, News, Reviews and more 2009
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This release combines his seemingly irrepressible streak of wiseass with both introspection and sentiment.
A Progressive on the Prairie » Midweek Music Moment: Rockin’ the Suburbs, Ben Folds » Print 2009
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His brother Peyton had won the previous Super Bowl, and I began the interview with what I thought was a wiseass question.
Len Berman: Top 5 Sports Stories Len Berman 2012
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February 10th, 2010 at 5: 20 pm wiseass. org says: evangenital says:
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If some wiseass were telling the story, he might refer to it as "The Grapes of Roth" it happens that a wiseass is, so refer to it in this way he does.
Steven Weber: In a Sense, Abroad Part Trois: I's Real, Oy! Steven Weber 2011
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February 10th, 2010 at 5: 16 pm wiseass. org says:
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Grandparents on the porches and wiseass scruffy kids on the sidewalk.
So Much Pretty Cara Hoffman 2011
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