Masculine

Schlauberger

Meaning

  1. (masculine, strong) know-it-all
  2. (masculine, strong) smart person; sometimes used affectionately for children, otherwise only ironically for someone who said something obvious or trivial

Frequency

29k
Etymology

19th century. From schlau (“smart”) + Berg + -er, as if being the demonym of an imaginary town Schlauberg (“Smartville”, literally “smart mountain”). Compare English wisenheimer.

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