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smart alec

noun as in saucebox

noun as in smart aleck

noun as in smarty-pants/smarty pants

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Yahoo News then picked up the story, featuring it on its homepage under the headline: “Obama Code Named ‘smart alec’ in Britain.”

As to that "smart Alec" of a horse-doctor, they knew how to fix him.

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On this page you'll find 40 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to smart alec, such as: know-it-all, malapert, smart-ass/smart ass, smarty, smarty-pants/smarty pants, and wiseass/wise-ass.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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