Synonyms for wise guy
wise guy

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1. wise guynoun

   Synonyms:
   smarty, know-all, know-it-all, wisenheimer, smart aleck, wisecracker

2. wise guynoun

   One given to making clever jokes regarded as rude or disrespectful; smart; a wisecracker.

   Her reputation for being a wise guy made her new teachers hesitant about having her in their classes.

   Synonyms:
   smarty, wisecracker, know-it-all, smart aleck, wisenheimer, know-all

3. wise guynoun

   A knowledgable or successful sports bettor.

   Synonyms:
   wisenheimer, know-it-all, know-all, wisecracker, smarty, smart aleck

4. wise guynoun

   A member of the Mafia; a mobster

   Synonyms:
   smart aleck, know-it-all, wisecracker, know-all, smarty, wisenheimer

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wise guy, smart aleck, wiseacre, wisenheimer, weisenheimernoun

   an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments

   Synonyms:
   wisenheimer, smart aleck, weisenheimer, wiseacre

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1. Donnie Brasco:

   Lefty Wise guy dont carry wallets, they carry their money in a roll....beaner on the outs

2. Vice President Biden:

   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.

3. Frank Cappola:

   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.

4. President Donald Trump:

   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.

5. Donnie Brasco:

   Lefty A wise guy's always right even when he's wrong, he's right.