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wise guy

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a wise guy (American & Australian, informal, American, very informal!)
someone who is always trying to seem more clever than everyone else in a way that is annoying. Okay, wise guy, if you're so damned smart, you can tell everyone how it's done! He's just some wise-ass who thinks he knows all the answers.
See also: guy, wise

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"Makin' free to spit out what's in me," Matt said one day, "I beg to state that you was a wise guy all right when you paid the price you did for that dog.
 
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