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  • noun Plural form of alec.

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Examples

  • And the smart alecs kept driving and nobody has heard from them since.

    A Kettle of Vultures Sabrina Lamb 2010

  • But there are some smart-alecs at the table that I can't abide to be beat by, and Cutts was one of them.

    The Sky Writer Geoff Barbanell 2010

  • And the smart alecs kept driving and nobody has heard from them since.

    A Kettle of Vultures Sabrina Lamb 2010

  • And the smart alecs kept driving and nobody has heard from them since.

    A Kettle of Vultures Sabrina Lamb 2010

  • We all consider ourselves to be smart , smart alecs and smart ass too, but at the same time we slip and fall with a thud..

    Archive 2009-07-01 photographerno1 2009

  • We all consider ourselves to be smart , smart alecs and smart ass too, but at the same time we slip and fall with a thud..

    Archive 2009-07-01 photographerno1 2009

  • There is no common sense on that street, just brainwashed uneducated people who know nothing of us, other than what they are fed - Nothing new is occurring, that same manipulation of the poor by those wealthy Arabs who live in palaces, be they in Paris/London/Rome or even Saudi, then comes the smart alecs like our self appointed laird who believes he is the new messiah come to save the world --.

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009

  • Otherwise, smart alecs like the author would knock on the cabbie's window and request to "book" their taxi there and then, at the roadside.

    Pre-preposterous taxis 2009

  • Sarah: And how did they prove that, you smart alecs?

    Colin Nissan: Some Awkward Moments to Look Forward to During the Palin Vice Presidency 2009

  • I well understand the Arab world, s anger, but it is these smart alecs from amongst us that cause the most trouble and they do it without thought for the consequences, just a cheap thrill at seeing their names in print.

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009

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