smart aleck
Example Sentences
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He’s a pint-sized smart aleck who cares deeply for Dunk.
From Salon • Jan. 17, 2026
I’m a kid that grew up in Hollywood, and I went to Baghdad wearing a Metallica shirt and I was a total smart aleck.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2025
She’s still a downbeat smart aleck, but she can make you cry without appearing to do very much.
From Slate • Mar. 27, 2018
Since then, the driver says, “every smart aleck who thinks he can tell a joke has been circling Burbank like a vulture.”
From New York Times • May 24, 2017
He figured it was some smart aleck poking fun at the man running along the road with a bike over his shoulders.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
