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wise apples

wise apples is the plural 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

Questions about wise apples

What is wise apples the plural of?
Wise apples is the plural of wise apple.

Words near wise apples in the dictionary

  1. wisdumb
  2. wise
  3. wise aleck
  4. wise alecks
  5. wise apple
  6. wise apples
  7. wise as an owl
  8. wise ass
  9. wise asses
  10. wise beyond one's years
  11. Wise County

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