smart aleck

Significat (Anglès)

  1. One who is given to obnoxious or insolent humor.
  2. One who is pretentious about their own cleverness or knowledge.
  3. One who is obnoxiously self-assured; a show off.
  4. (rare) A well-dressed person.

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Traduccions

Besserwisserin

Alleswisser

Rechthaber

petite conne prétentieuse

petit con prétentieux

Obergscheiter

Etimologia (Anglès)

Aleck is a nickname for the male given name Alexander. The phrase smart aleck is possibly derived from the name of Aleck Hoag, a 19th-century American con man and thief.

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