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smart-aleckism

smart-aleckism noun: the behavior of a smart aleck.

Noun

smart-aleckism (uncountable)

  1. The behavior of a smart aleck.

Origin of smart-aleckism

From smart aleck + -ism.

Questions about smart-aleckism

What does smart-aleckism mean?
Smart-aleckism means the behavior of a smart aleck.
What part of speech is smart-aleckism?
Smart-aleckism is a noun.

Words near smart-aleckism in the dictionary

  1. smart TVs
  2. smart watch
  3. smart watches
  4. smart-alec
  5. smart-aleck
  6. smart-aleckism
  7. smart-alecky
  8. smart-allecky
  9. smart-arse
  10. smart-arsed
  11. smart-arses

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