wisenheimer
IPA: wˈɪsɪnhaɪmɝ
noun
- (chiefly US, informal, mildly humorous) A self-assertive and arrogant person; a know-it-all or smart aleck.
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Examples of "wisenheimer" in Sentences
- We got a wisenheimer here, let's just keep rolling here.
- Nowadays a journalist and a teacher at Yale University and still somewhat of a wisenheimer
- Among the other numerous (at least one per page) lovable wisenheimer remarks is this definition: A nebbish doesn't know he's a nebbish ...
- While spending those lonely hours in jail I slowly realized that Gandhi had the right idea, which was to make a point quietly but forcefully, without the wisenheimer commentary.
- McKay is a feminist who isn't shy about using that F-word, a wisenheimer who's done stand-up, a prima donna who fought her label to squeeze 23 new songs onto a CD instead of just 16.
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