wise guy

See also: wiseguy and wise-guy

English

Pronunciation

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Noun

wise guy (plural wise guys)

1. (informal, mildly derogatory, sarcastic or humorous) One who is insolent or flippant; one who makes jokes or perpetrates pranks.

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

2. (slang) A knowledgeable or successful sports bettor.
3. (US, slang) A member of the Mafia; a mobster.

   Synonym: Mafioso

4. (slang) A hipster.
5. (slang, offensive, ethnic slur) An Italian-American man.

Synonyms

• (one who is insolent or flippant): know-all, know-it-all, smart aleck, smarty, wisecracker, wisenheimer

Translations

one who is insolent or flippant

Finnish: neropatti (fi), viisastelija (fi) French: petit rigolo German: Naseweis (de) m, Rotznase (de) f, Schlaumeier (de) m, Neunmalkluger m, Besserwisser (de) m, Klugscheißer (de) m Hebrew: חכמולוג (he) Italian: insolente (it) m, smargiasso (it) m, sapientone m, fanfarone (it) m, spaccone (it) m Persian: همه چیزدان, عقلِ کُل Spanish: vivo (es), insolente (es), fanfarrón (es) Yiddish: חכם m (khokhem)

member of the Mafia — see Mafioso,‎ mobster