Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

smart-aleckism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
smart-aleck-ism
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The behavior of a smart aleck.

Uncountable

Etymology

From smart aleck + -ism.

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Questions

What does smart-aleckism mean?
The behavior of a smart aleck.
Where does smart-aleckism come from?
From smart aleck + -ism.

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