English

Noun

wise guy ‎(plural wise guys)

1. Used other than as an idiom: see wise,‎ guy.
2. One who is insolent or flippant; one who makes jokes or perpetrates pranks.

   Her reputation for being a wise guy made her new teachers hesitant about having her in their classes.

3. A knowledgable or successful sports bettor.
4. (slang) A member of the Mafia; a mobster

Synonyms

• (one who is insolent or flippant): know-it-all, know-all
• (one who is insolent or flippant): smart aleck
• (one who is insolent or flippant): smarty
• (one who is insolent or flippant): wisecracker
• (one who is insolent or flippant): wisenheimer

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