wisenheimer
Syllables: wis·en·heim·erUS/ˈwaɪz(ə)nˌhaɪməɹ/
wisenheimer noun: a self-assertive and arrogant person; a wiseacre or smart aleck.
Noun
wisenheimer (plural wisenheimers)
- A self-assertive and arrogant person; a wiseacre or smart aleck.
- There was an auto salesman in here yesterday that claimed you could always tell a fellow's class by the car he drove, but I says to him, 'Don't be silly,' I says; 'the wisenheimers grab a look at a fellow's nails when they want to tell if he's a tin-horn or a real gent!"'1922, Sinclair Lewis, “24”, in Babbitt
- "It wasn’t until I read Mark Oppenheimer’s charming memoir that I had an apt description of my son: “…a smart aleck is a smart guy gone bad, a boy whose smartness is being used stupidly, while a wisenheimer actually lacks wisdom. He might not be cruel, he might not mean harm, but a wisenheimer is a...2010, J. Bolton-Fasman, "Debating Salvation: A smart aleck finds his niche" The Jerusalem Post 11/11/2010 On-line, accessed November 13, 2010 (quotations are from Wisenheimer: A Childhood Subject to...
- Synonyms:
- wise guy, smart aleck, Buddha, clever clogs, clever dick, know-all, know-it-all, smart ass, smarty, smarty pants
wisenheimer meaning in Tamil and Bengali
wisenheimer in Tamil
- மிகை சுயமேன்மை உணர்வாளன், பிறரைவிட தானே மேலான கவனமீர்பவராக, அறிவாளியாக, முக்கியமானவராக
wisenheimer in Bengali
- একজন চালিয়াতি করা লোক
Examples of wisenheimer in a sentence
- He might not be cruel, he might not mean harm, but a wisenheimer is a smart guy you wish had a little less smarts.”2010, J. Bolton-Fasman, "Debating Salvation: A smart aleck finds his niche" The Jerusalem Post 11/11/2010 On-line, accessed November 13...
- One particular striker shorter than Hicks and wearing glasses, ordinarily the daily double of who not to go after, a wisenheimer with a mouth on him, somehow cannot be chased off or brought down.2025, Thomas Pynchon, Shadow Ticket, Jonathan Cape, page 32:
Synonyms of wisenheimer
Forms of wisenheimer
| plural | wisenheimers |
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Origin of wisenheimer
From wise + the German demonymic ending -enheimer.
Questions about wisenheimer
- What does wisenheimer mean?
- Wisenheimer means a self-assertive and arrogant person; a wiseacre or smart aleck.
- What is wisenheimer in Tamil?
- Wisenheimer in Tamil is மிகை சுயமேன்மை உணர்வாளன், பிறரைவிட தானே மேலான கவனமீர்பவராக, அறிவாளியாக. See Wisenheimer meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use wisenheimer in a sentence?
- He might not be cruel, he might not mean harm, but a wisenheimer is a smart guy you wish had a little less smarts.”
- What part of speech is wisenheimer?
- Wisenheimer is a noun.
- How do you pronounce wisenheimer?
- Wisenheimer is pronounced /ˈwaɪz(ə)nˌhaɪməɹ/ (US).
- What is the plural of wisenheimer?
- The plural of wisenheimer is wisenheimers.
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