wisenheimer

Betekenis (Engels)

A self-assertive and arrogant person; a know-it-all or smart aleck.

Sinonieme

wiseacre

smart aleck

wise guy

weisenheimer

clever Dick

Vertalings

ويسينهيمير

insolent

plaisantin

cacasenno

saputo

sputasenno

pedante

sabelotodo

sabidillo

sabihondo

repipi

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈwaɪz(ə)nˌhaɪməɹ/

Etimologie (Engels)

First used in the early 20th c. From wise + the German demonymic ending -enheimer.
The form might be an alteration of the similarly formed and synonymous German Schlauberger (19th c.), possibly influenced by Pappenheimer (“person known for some behaviour; crony”) and/or involving a pun on Waisenheim (“orphanage”). On the other hand, the surname Weisenheimer actually exists, both in Germany and the US. It goes back to the towns of Weisenheim am Berg and Weisenheim am Sand (both in Palatinate).