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
AnnabelleAN-ə-bel (English)English, French
Marcus['ma:kəs]
EmilijaEM-ee-lee-yah (Serbian, Croatian)Lithuanian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Carla['ka:lə]
CarrieKER-ee, KAR-eeEnglish
KathieKATH-eeEnglish