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wiseacre
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[ˈwʌɪzˌeɪkə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a person who pretends to have wisdom or knowledge, regarded with scorn or irritation by others; a know-all
(e.g: the wiseacres forecast a collapse of the building)
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Origin
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late 16th century: from Middle Dutch wijsseggher ‘soothsayer’, probably from the Germanic base of wit. The assimilation to acre remains unexplained
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