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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. Informal A person regarded as obnoxiously self-assertive.
  2. n. Informal An impudent person.

Wiktionary

  1. n. One who is given to obnoxious or insolent humor; a wise guy.
  2. n. One who is pretentious about their own cleverness or knowledge; a know-it-all.
  3. n. One who is obnoxiously self-assured; a show off.
  4. n. rare A well-dressed person.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments

Etymologies

  1. Aleck is a nickname for Alexander. The phrase "smart aleck" is possibly derived from the name Aleck Hoag, a 19th century con man and thief. (Wiktionary)
  2. Perhaps after Aleck Hoag, 19th-century American confidence man and thief. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  1. wiseass
  1. smarty-pants
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  1. smarty
  1. wise guy
  1. wisenheimer

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