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wise off

wise off verb: to make wisecracks; to behave like a smart aleck.

Verb

wise off (third-person singular simple present wises off, present participle wising off, simple past and past participle wised off)

  1. (informal, intransitive) To make wisecracks; to behave like a smart aleck.

Forms of wise off

third-person singular presentwises off
present participlewising off
past participlewised off
pastwised off

Questions about wise off

What does wise off mean?
Wise off means to make wisecracks; to behave like a smart aleck.
What part of speech is wise off?
Wise off is a verb.
What is the past tense of wise off?
The past tense of wise off is wised off.

Words near wise off in the dictionary

  1. wise guy
  2. wise guys
  3. wise head on young shoulders
  4. wise man
  5. wise men
  6. wise off
  7. wise up
  8. wise woman
  9. wise women
  10. wise-apple
  11. wise-apples

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