wiseacring

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A form of wiseacre — One who feigns knowledge or cleverness; one who is wisecracking; an insolent upstart.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of wiseacre
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APA

wiseacring. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wiseacring

MLA

“wiseacring.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wiseacring. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wiseacring,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wiseacring.

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