Vocabulary Entry

wisenheimer

|noun • adjective

noun

A person who pretentiously claims to have knowledge or expertise, often using this pretense to show off.

Example Sentences

"She always tries to act like a wisenheimer in meetings, but her ideas are often flawed."

"The group was full of wisenheimers, each trying to outsmart the others with trivial facts."

"He was seen as a wisenheimer for correcting the teacher in front of the class."

adjective

Example Sentences

"His wisenheimer attitude made it hard for his peers to take him seriously."

"The wisenheimer comments made by the contestant irritated both judges and viewers."

"She had a wisenheimer tendency to interrupt conversations with unnecessary facts."