- smart alec
- noun see smart aleck
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smart alec — smart .alec smart aleck n [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 … Dictionary of contemporary English
smart alec — A smart Alec is a conceited person who likes to show off how clever and knowledgeable they are … The small dictionary of idiomes
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Smart alec — A smart alec or smart aleck is a person regarded as obnoxiously self assertive and an impudent person.Term Used In Famous Songs You accept the love you think you deserve. I m sorry, hun but it isn t what you think it is this time. Smart alec as… … Wikipedia
smart alec — UK [ˈsmɑː(r)t ˌælɪk] / US [ˈsmɑrt ˌælɪk] noun [countable] Word forms smart alec : singular smart alec plural smart alecs informal showing disapproval someone who behaves in an annoying way by trying to show how clever they are … English dictionary
smart alec — A smart alec is an annoying self assertive person who tries to show off how clever they are. Some smart alec interrupted the game claiming that the answers were incorrect! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
smart alec — (chiefly N. Amer. also smart aleck) noun informal, derogatory a person who behaves as if they know everything. Derivatives smart alecky adjective Origin C19: from smart + Alec, dimin. of the given name Alexander … English new terms dictionary
smart Alec — n. (also aleck, alick) colloq. a person displaying ostentatious or smug cleverness. Derivatives: smart alecky adj. Etymology: SMART + Alec, dimin. of the name Alexander … Useful english dictionary
