Synonyms for smart-alecky
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : al-ik |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈæl ɪk |
Top 10 synonyms for smart-alecky Other synonyms for the word smart-alecky
Définition of smart-alecky
Origin :- 1865, of unknown origin, perhaps in reference to Aleck Hoag, notorious pimp, thief, and confidence man in New York City in early 1840s [Barnhart]. See smart (adj.). Related: Smart-alecky.
- adj impudent
- Like as not Miss Connie'll be marryin' some smart-alecky, good-fer-nothin' fellow, then she'll be settled.
- Extract from : « A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill » by Alice Hegan Rice
- I busted a big hole in her right whar there was a smart-alecky Yankee colonel sailin' acrost on a horse.
- Extract from : « Old Judge Priest » by Irvin S. Cobb
- It is not "smart-alecky" at all, but has, rather, the sound of something genuinely felt.
- Extract from : « Abroad at Home » by Julian Street
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