Know-it-allery

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being a know-it-all. uncountable

    "Huey, or Louie, or Dewie: The oldest known copy of the Junior Woodchucks' Guidebook! […] Wow! The oldest compendium of all that Woodchucks hold dear— Unselfish good deeds, protection of the environment, and our highest ideal... Donald: Obnoxious know-it-allery? Huey, or Louie, or Dewie: No! The preservation of knowledge!"

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"Huey, or Louie, or Dewie: The oldest known copy of the Junior Woodchucks' Guidebook! […] Wow! The oldest compendium of all that Woodchucks hold dear— Unselfish good deeds, protection of the environment, and our highest ideal... Donald: Obnoxious know-it-allery? Huey, or Louie, or Dewie: No! The preservation of knowledge!"

Etymology

From know-it-all + -ery.

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