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wiseassery

wiseassery noun: the act of being a wiseass; smartassery.

Noun

wiseassery (uncountable)

  1. (vulgar) The act of being a wiseass; smartassery.
    • Holloway has been a key cast member from the very start, lighting up the small screen with his charming wise-assery from the J.J. Abrams-directed pilot onward.2019 May 21, Jim Windolf, “The Josh Holloway Interview: On Sawyer, Lost, and the Polar Bear”, in Radhika Jones, editor, Vanity Fair, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...
    • It's been more than two years since Guardians of the Galaxy got moviegoers hooked on Marvel's gang of wily space-explorers—and if the first full trailer for 2017's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is any indication, you can expect even Gamora action, adventure, and interstellar wise-assery the second...2016 December 3, Brian Raftery, “The New Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Trailer Is Groot Stuff”, in Wired, San Francisco, Calif.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on...

Origin of wiseassery

From wiseass + -ery.

Questions about wiseassery

What does wiseassery mean?
Wiseassery means the act of being a wiseass; smartassery.
What part of speech is wiseassery?
Wiseassery is a noun.

Words near wiseassery in the dictionary

  1. wiseacres
  2. wiseacring
  3. wiseapple
  4. wiseapples
  5. wiseass
  6. wiseassery
  7. wiseasses
  8. Wisecarver
  9. Wisecarvers
  10. wisecrack
  11. wisecracked

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