wiseacre
Annoying clever person
A wiseacre is someone who makes clever remarks or displays knowledge in an annoying, self-satisfied way.
The term carries a mocking edge—it suggests the person thinks they're smarter than they are, or that their cleverness is unwelcome.
Some wiseacre in the back kept interrupting with sarcastic comments.
The word sounds like it contains "wise" and "acre" but actually derives from a Dutch word for soothsayer.
Annoyingly glib person
- smart-aleckObnoxiously clever person
- know-it-allSelf-proclaimed authority on everything
- showoffOne who flaunts abilities
- braggartOne who flaunts achievements
blowhard · windbag · pedant · nitpicker · hair-splitter · quibbler · pontificator · opinionated
Unwise, gullible person
- buffoonLudicrous, clumsy fool
- jesterRoyal household comedian
- clownComedic performer in makeup
- jokerCutup or wild card
prankster · trickster · impudent · cheeky · brash · cocky · impertinent · insolent
Excessively self-satisfied
- self-satisfiedSmugly pleased with oneself
- complacentUncritically self-satisfied
- conceitedExcessively proud of oneself
- superiorHigher in rank
pompous · arrogant · self-important · haughty · overbearing · presumptuous · snobbish · patronizing
smartass
Annoyingly glib person
- smart-aleckObnoxiously clever person
- know-it-allSelf-proclaimed authority on everything
- showoffOne who flaunts abilities
braggart · blowhard · windbag · pedant · nitpicker · hair-splitter · quibbler · pontificator · opinionated · insufferable
fool
Unwise, gullible person
joker · prankster · trickster · impudent · cheeky · brash · cocky · impertinent · insolent · flippant
smug
Excessively self-satisfied
- self-satisfiedSmugly pleased with oneself
- complacentUncritically self-satisfied
- conceitedExcessively proud of oneself
superior · pompous · arrogant · self-important · haughty · overbearing · presumptuous · snobbish · patronizing · condescending
sarcastic
Mockingly insincere in tone
caustic · derisive · sneering · taunting · ridiculing · jeering · scoffing · mocking · satirical · lampooning
- know-it-allsknow-it-all, pedant, smart aleck, wise guy, smarty
- wisecrackerssmart aleck, smartass, smartmouth, smartypants, wise guy
- geniusesgenius, brainiac, prodigy, Einstein, intellect
- humoristshumorists, wits, satirists, comics, comedians
wiseacresage
Wisdom keeper or seasoning
wise man · savant · oracle · philosopher · polymath
wiseacregood listener