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wise guy
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Princeton's WordNet
wise guy, smart aleck, wiseacre, wisenheimer, weisenheimernoun
an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments
Wiktionary
wise guynoun
One given to making clever jokes regarded as rude or disrespectful; smart; a wisecracker.
wise guynoun
A knowledgable or successful sports bettor.
wise guynoun
A member of the Mafia; a mobster
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wise guy
A wise guy is a person who behaves in an impudent, joking, or arrogant manner, often in an attempt to be clever or sarcastic. This term is often used to refer to someone who makes sarcastic or cheeky remarks, typically to show that they are smarter or sharper than someone else. In the context of organized crime, especially in the U.S., it may also refer to a member of the mafia.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of wise guy in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of wise guy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of wise guy in a Sentence
He was very upset about it his whole life. He was told to do it. My father was not a wise guy or a tough guy. He was a businessman, but he had to be put in that position because if you don't do it, they are going to do it to you.
I'm not being a wise guy about the wall and the President, all that, for real, my word, but instead of building more barriers, if it's drugs you're talking about, we can take one tenth of the amount of money we're talking about building the wall and significantly increase the technological capability at legal ports of entry because that's where 95 % of all the stuff is coming through.
And then you have Brad Pitt, I was never a big fan of his, he got up, said a little wise guy thing. Hes a little wise guy.
Lefty Wise guy dont carry wallets, they carry their money in a roll....beaner on the outs
Lefty A wise guy's always right even when he's wrong, he's right.
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