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.
See also: alec, smart

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Aeolus[i:ələs]
Yongyong (Korean)Chinese, Korean
TiaTEE-əEnglish
Berard-Ancient Germanic
PÁDraicPAW-drikIrish
Prasad-Indian, Telugu, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Odia, Bengali, Nepali