Usually means: Cleverly rude or disrespectful behavior.
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  1. smart-alecky: Merriam-Webster
  2. smart-alecky: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. smart-alecky, smart-alecky: Collins English Dictionary
  4. smart-alecky: Wordnik
  5. smart-alecky: Wiktionary
  6. smart-alecky: Dictionary.com
  7. smart-alecky: TheFreeDictionary.com

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adjective:  Having the quality of a smart aleck; rude, disrespectful.

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