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☆ smart al·eck or smart alec smart al′ec (al′ik)

Informal a person who is offensively conceited and self-assertive; cocky, bumptious person

Etymology: smart + Aleck, dim. of Alexander

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smart aleck*

n.

show-off, boaster, wise guy; see braggart, clown.


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