Smart-Aleck
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Definition: an obnoxiously conceited and self-assertive person with pretensions to smartness or cleverness
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For example: 'Aye,' he said, 'you can laugh but there's places as is cursed. You smart-Alecks in town don't know about them. But there's places as is cursed all right, and there's a curse on this place...'

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Synonyms:

smart-alec (alternative spelling of smart aleck)

wisecracker

smarty-pants

wisenheimer

know-it-all

braggart

disrespectful

impudent

wise guy

smarty

wiseass

inappropriate

impish

mischievous

waggish

Antonyms:

sincere

gentle

earnest

hotshot

show-off