Definitions
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- noun A
know-it-all ,wiseguy ,wiseacre ,smart aleck .
Etymologies
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Borrowing from German, a compound of besser (better) and a neologism Wisser (knower) from verb wissen (to know).
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Examples
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I mean Rob, er, Mister Sir, not the Melker, the Besserwisser, Hosenschisser or the Alleswisser.
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