Meaning

4 senses
  1. One who is given to obnoxious or insolent humor.

    Naseweis, Besserwisser, Klugscheißer

    у́мникúmnik, у́мникúmnik, всезнайкаvseznajka

    an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments

  2. One who is pretentious about their own cleverness or knowledge.

  3. One who is obnoxiously self-assured; a show off.

    Angeber, Aufschneider, Wichtigtuer

  4. (rare)A well-dressed person.

Examples

5 sentences
  1. What a smart aleck!

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  2. Tom is a smart aleck with Mary.

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  3. Stop being such a smart-aleck in class.

    ruПерестань из себя в классе всезнайку строить.

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  4. What a smart aleck.

    ruКаков нахал!

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  5. Lucas is a smart aleck.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
a wise guy:
a know-it-all:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
a wise guy:
a know-it-all:
a show off:

Origin

Aleck is a nickname for the male given name Alexander. The phrase smart aleck is possibly

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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