WISEACRE


Meaning of WISEACRE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwīz-ˌā-kər ]

noun

Etymology: Middle Dutch wijssegger soothsayer, modification of Old High German wīzzago; akin to Old English wītega soothsayer, witan to know

Date: 1595

: one who pretends to knowledge or cleverness ; especially : smart aleck

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.