Usually means: Cleverly sarcastic, often irritatingly humorous.
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  1. wiseass: Merriam-Webster
  2. wiseass: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. wiseass: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. wiseass: Collins English Dictionary
  5. wiseass: Wordnik
  6. wiseass: Wiktionary
  7. wiseass: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. wiseass: Dictionary.com
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▸ noun:  One who makes wisecracks, particularly in a sassy or cocky fashion.

Similar:
wise-ass, smartass, wiseassery, wiseacre, wise-assery, wisecracker, smart arse, smart aleck, smart-arse, wise guy, more...

Opposite:
humble, respectful, modest, deferential

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Similar:
wise-ass, smartass, wiseassery, wiseacre, wise-assery, wisecracker, smart arse, smart aleck, smart-arse, wise guy, more...

Opposite:
humble, respectful, modest, deferential



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