a smart alec

a smart alec/aleck

(informal)

someone who is always trying to seem more clever than everyone else in a way that is annoying Some smart alec in the audience kept making witty remarks during my talk.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Zakkai	-	Biblical Hebrew
Joop	YO:P	Dutch
Lachesis	-	Greek Mythology
Elihu	i-LIE-hyoo (English), ee-LIE-hyoo (English)	Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, English (Archaic)
Ludivine	-	French
Evander (2)	ee-VAN-dər, ə-VAN-dər	Scottish, English