smart aleck
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He’s a pint-sized smart aleck who cares deeply for Dunk.
From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2026
I’m a kid that grew up in Hollywood, and I went to Baghdad wearing a Metallica shirt and I was a total smart aleck.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2025
She is an outraged activist, a smart aleck, an angsty dreamer of a girl.
From New York Times ● Feb. 26, 2023
I was never a troublemaker, but I was always a smart aleck.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2018
He thinks I’m trying to be a smart aleck.
From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake
He’s not a smart-aleck, or a little devil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2025
That may have been reflected later in his embrace of quarterback Billy Joe Hobert, described by Gastineau as “a smart-aleck country kid” and “riverboat gambler” but also an intense competitor who oozed confidence.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 18, 2021
To wow her young admirers, Rand would often tell a story of how a smart-aleck book salesman had once challenged her to explain her philosophy while standing on one leg.
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2018
“No smart-aleck private detective is going to walk in here and call me a liar!” snarled Bugs.
From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2018
Selena and I had a routine now that consisted of ignoring each other at first, making faces from across the aisle, and eventually trading smart-aleck remarks.
From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez
