smart aleck
Insufferably clever person
A smart aleck is a person who makes smug, annoying displays of cleverness—someone who always has a wisecrack or a know-it-all answer: Don't be such a smart aleck.
The term implies irritation at the person's attitude rather than admiration for their wit.
Also spelled smart-aleck or smartaleck, and used as an adjective: a smart-aleck remark.
Self-proclaimed authority on everything
- wiseacreIrritating would-be wit
- wise guySarcastic, flippant person
- showoffOne who flaunts abilities
- hotshotShowy, skilled person
braggart · blowhard · wiseguy · class clown · heckler · loudmouth · bigmouth · wisecracker
Mockingly critical in tone
- sarcasticMockingly insincere in tone
- flippantCarelessly disrespectful
- cheekyPlayfully disrespectful
- impertinentRudely presumptuous
insolent · cocky · smug · arrogant · impudent · irreverent · brazen · audacious
Flippant clever remark
- quipBrief, clever remark
- retortQuick, cutting reply
- comebackRecovery after decline
- backtalkInsolent verbal response
sass · lip · snark · jibe · taunt · jeer · one-liner · zinger
Irony used to mock
- ridiculeContemptuous mocking treatment
- derisionContemptuous mockery
- satireMockery exposing vice
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
scorn · disdain · contempt · sneer · scoff · lampoon · parody · caricature
know-it-all
Self-proclaimed authority on everything
hotshot · braggart · blowhard · wiseguy · class clown · heckler · loudmouth · bigmouth · wisecracker · joker
snarky
Mockingly critical in tone
impertinent · insolent · cocky · smug · arrogant · impudent · irreverent · brazen · audacious · brash
wisecrack
Flippant clever remark
backtalk · sass · lip · snark · jibe · taunt · jeer · one-liner · zinger · put-down
sarcasm
Irony used to mock
irony · scorn · disdain · contempt · sneer · scoff · lampoon · parody · caricature · banter
quick-witted
Fast at thinking
crafty · sly · clever · witty · glib · facile · sharp-tongued · nimble · fast-talking · smooth-talking
- humorjoke, jokes, joking, comedy, comic
- know-it-allsknow-it-all, pedant, wise guy, wiseacre, pontificator
- wisecrackerssmartass, smartmouth, smartypants, wisecracker, wise guy
- criticscritic, critics, criticizer, criticizers, faultfinder
- people typesfriend, stranger, neighbor, enemy, buddy
- showoffsshowoff, show-off, braggart, bragger, boaster
smart aleckwallflower
Shy person avoiding socializing
shrinking violet · doormat · yes-man · quiet type · milquetoast
smart aleckstraight shooter
Forthright, blunt person
straight man · naif · innocent · sage · dullard
smart, smarts, smarting, smarty, smarter, outsmart, smartphone, smartly, smartness