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How to pronounce smart aleck in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms weisenheimer, wise guy, wiseacre, wisenheimer
Type of upstart

Examples of smart aleck

smart aleck
However, Keaton had range beyond his not-quite-yet typecast smart-aleck comedy.
From the dailyherald.com
Since I was young and a smart-aleck, I wrote a parody of it for the school paper.
From the nytimes.com
All I have to do is figure out a smart-aleck lead sentence and a wiseacre ending.
From the nytimes.com
He also had a notable small role as smart-aleck sailor Meatball in The Caine Mutiny.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It was mailed by a smart aleck fan who didn't know who he was dealing with.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
It's a smart-aleck tour of academic labs where Kessler says the future is being invented.
From the businessweek.com
I suspect that all sound editors wish they were smart aleck columnists.
From the ocregister.com
Her husband behaves either like a nagging parent or a smart-aleck child.
From the time.com
The smart-aleck reply is nothing, but the horticulturist knows better.
From the omaha.com