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Wisenheimer

//ˈwaɪz(ə)nˌhaɪməɹ// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A self-assertive and arrogant person; a wiseacre or smart aleck. US, informal

    "There was an auto salesman in here yesterday that claimed you could always tell a fellow's class by the car he drove, but I says to him, 'Don't be silly,' I says; 'the wisenheimers grab a look at a fellow's nails when they want to tell if he's a tin-horn or a real gent!"'"

  2. 2
    an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments wordnet

Etymology

From wise + the German demonymic ending -enheimer.

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