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wisenheimer

or ɱ𾱲··𾱳·

[ wahy-zuhn-hahy-mer ]

noun

Informal.
  1. a wiseacre or smart aleck.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of wisenheimer1

1915–20, Americanism; earlier also wiseheimer, equivalent to wise 1 + - (en)heimer, extracted from surnames with this ending
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A few times, he pushed back with a brief display of his New York wisenheimer attitude.

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He was a wisenheimer with a good heart.

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At heart, as onscreen, they say, he is that wisenheimer with an arsenal of impressions who cracked up at his own sketches and “Weekend Update” one-liners.

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But it is also possible that this column will serve as a clarion call to every smart aleck and wisenheimer and cyber-vandal out there.

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It’s a nice touch that Kirk’s such a fan of the late 20th century wisenheimer rappers as they do, of course, mention “a pinch on the neck from Mr Spock” in their tune Intergalactic.

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