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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. Slang A smart aleck.

Wiktionary

  1. n. One given to making clever jokes regarded as rude or disrespectful; smart; a wisecracker.
  2. n. A knowledgable or successful sports bettor.
  3. n. A member of the Mafia; a mobster

WordNet 3.0

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

Examples

  • ““Somebody steals one, word gets out that it's worth stealing, and suddenly every goddamn two-bit original gangsta, marielito, crackhead, and junior wise guy has to steal one, just to keep up.””

    Darkly Dreaming Dexter

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