a wise guy



a wise guy

  (American & Australian informal) also a wise-ass (American very informal!)
someone who is always trying to seem more clever than everyone else in a way that is annoying Okay, wise guy, if you're so damned smart, you can tell everyone how it's done! He's just some wise-ass who thinks he knows all the answers. (American & Australian informal)
See an old head on young shoulders
See also: guy, wise

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ulyssesyoo-LIS-eez (English)Roman Mythology, English
VirgÍLio-Portuguese
DavinDAV-inEnglish
Marinamah-REE-nah (Italian, Spanish, German, Russian), mə-REEN-ə (English)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, English, Greek, Russian, Uk
Mu-Chinese
Olympe-French