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wise-apple

wise-apple is the alternative form of wise apple.

Meaning of wise apple

Noun

wise apple (plural wise apples)

  1. (idiomatic) A smart aleck.
    • Private Wise Guy Bly is the type of guy who in civilian life was known as a "wise apple".1943 February 26, Staff Sgt. Dick Jones, “Air-Lines”, in The Independent, US, retrieved 22 Oct 2010, page 11
    Synonyms:
    wise guy, wise-ass
  2. (attributive, idiomatic, usually hyphenated) Having the manner of a smart aleck.
    • She gave me a wise-apple smirk and asked, "And how are things at YOUR house?"1966 July 13, “Ann Landers Answers Your Problems”, in Times-News, US, retrieved 22 Oct 2010, page 6

Forms of wise-apple

pluralwise-apples

Questions about wise-apple

What is wise-apple the alternative form of?
Wise-apple is the alternative form of wise apple.

Words near wise-apple in the dictionary

  1. wise men
  2. wise off
  3. wise up
  4. wise woman
  5. wise women
  6. wise-apple
  7. wise-apples
  8. wise-ass
  9. wise-assery
  10. wise-asses
  11. wise-cracking

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