smart-al·eck·ism
| \ -ˌkizəm \
variants:
or smart-aleckry \
-krē
\
plural smart-aleckisms or smart-aleckries
Definition of smart-aleckism
: the speech or behavior of a smart aleck : smart-alecky quality or characteristics
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The first known use of smart-aleckism was in 1886
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