wiseguy

wiseguy
wiseguy [wīz′gī΄]
n.
1. a person who is brashly and annoyingly conceited, knowing, etc.; smart aleck: also written wise guy
2. a hoodlum or gangster; esp., a member of the Mafia

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wise guy n. Slang
A smart aleck.

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