wise guy
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Mad magazine cartoonist and ageless wise guy delighted millions with the sneaky fun of the Fold-In and the snark of “Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 31, 2023
Locke has Charlie’s gentle deportment but with the soft edge of a cool-kid wise guy.
From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2023
Some wise guy would have tossed in toilet paper.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 1, 2021
“As a young writer, I was the dandiest, cleverest wit and wise guy — a cinch if one possesses the meager gifts,” he writes.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 4, 2020
If he insists upon being a wise guy tell him not to deliver the damn paper anymore.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
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