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noun
One who makes wisecracks, particularly in a sassy or cocky fashion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Old English wīs Middle English wys, wyse English wise English -ass English wiseass From wise + -ass.
