wiseguy

Mouthy clever type

A wiseguy is a person who makes smart-aleck remarks or acts like a know-it-all: Don't be a wiseguy.

The term carries mild annoyance rather than genuine hostility.

In a separate sense, wiseguy is slang for a member of the Mafia or organized crime—someone who's "wise" to how the underworld operates: He was a wiseguy in the Gambino family.

mobster

gangster

Criminal organization member

mafiaCriminal organization using intimidation
made manInitiated organized crime member
Cosa NostraSicilian criminal organization

capo · goodfella · underboss · consigliere · hitman · enforcer · don · racketeer · godfather · omertà

smartaleck

snarky

Mockingly critical in tone

mockingScornfully imitating or ridiculing
sarcasticMockingly insincere in tone
smart-mouthImpertinent speaker

flip · quip · jibe · banter · cocky · insolent · cheeky · lippy · fresh · mouthy

informant

snitch

One who tells authorities

ratRodent or informer
squealerOne who betrays secrets
stoolieInformal police informant

turncoat · canary · cooperator · witness · flipper · grass · nark · tattletale · informer · leak

wiseguy

gangster

snarky

snitch

wiseguy

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