Usually means: Smart aleck with mocking humor.
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  1. wise-ass: Wordnik
  2. wise-ass: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  3. wise-ass: Wiktionary
  4. wise-ass: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. wise-ass: Dictionary.com
  6. wise-ass: TheFreeDictionary.com

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. wise-ass, wise-ass, wise-ass: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. Wise-Ass: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Wise-ass)

▸ noun:  Alternative spelling of wiseass [One who makes wisecracks, particularly in a sassy or cocky fashion.]

Similar:
smartarse, smart alec, smartypants, wise-guy, jack-ass, smartie, lazy-ass, lack-wit, hardass, whizz kid, more...

Opposite:
humble, respectful, modest, deferential

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Similar:
smartarse, smart alec, smartypants, wise-guy, jack-ass, smartie, lazy-ass, lack-wit, hardass, whizz kid, more...

Opposite:
humble, respectful, modest, deferential



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