wise guy

Synonyms for wise guy

noun smart-aleck; gangster

adjective. self-assured, full of oneself

noun. troublemaker

I'm learnin', though, and if I last long enough I'll be a wise guy some day.

If you're such a wise guy, tell me why you're here right now.

But the sergeant—say, my Pa knows him well—he's the wise guy.

Sometimes you hear a wise guy say: No, no thats contrary to human nature.

"Of course he'll eat this red-headed gink," went on the first wise guy.

The connection from where he was calling to earth, the wise guy said!

Unless he's a wise guy he'll go all through the piece and never get on that it's funny.

The officer growled, "Wise guy," and shuffled into the guard shack.

But there always is—and I suppose always will be—the wise guy who thinks he can get away with anything.

Afterward an ancient box wagon came rattling up, drawn by two champing cayuses, guided by Pake, the "wise guy" of the bush.