Meaning of wiseassery | Babel Free

Definitions

The act of being a wiseass; smartassery.

uncountable, vulgar

Examples

“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.”

“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 time around.”

“But these boys grew up to become⟳ two of "the usual gang of idiots" — the stable of artists for Mad magazine, who turned teenage wiseassery into an art form⟳ and an institution, and eventually turned all America into one big high school cafeteria.”

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