A person who attracts attention by frequently demonstrating their talents. The tone of the word varies depending on the speaker's relationship with the subject, although it is most usually employed in a mildly mocking manner.

clown (related)

The definition of a clown is a jester, or a person who dresses in funny clothes and entertains at a party or in a circus with jokes and tricks, or a person who pretends to be foolish.

smarty

A smart aleck.

boaster

A stonemason's broad-faced chisel.

swellhead

(Informal) An arrogant or conceited person.

malapert

(Now archaic) An impudent or saucy person. [from 15th c.]

witling

A person who feigns wit, pretending or aspiring to be witty

saucebox

(Informal, former) A saucy, rude child

good (related)

(Slang) Incriminating information or evidence:

wiseacre

A person who makes annoyingly conceited claims to knowledge

weisenheimer

Alternative spelling of wisenheimer.

Find another word for smart aleck. In this page you can discover 20 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for smart aleck, like: know-it-all, smarty-pants, wisenheimer, braggart, smart-alec, wisecracker, wise guy, smart-ass, wise-ass, show off and clown.

Smart aleck synonyms

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