as in cute
making light of something usually regarded as serious or sacred
the comedian's wiseass monologue about terrorism was greeted with stony silence
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as in wiseacre
a person who likes to show off in a clever but annoying way
fine, you're right, but there was no reason to be such a wiseass while pointing out the error
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 July 2024
His expression was again lightly sardonic: a Jewish wiseass, a natural resister and conspirator, one maybe even handicapped in that role by looking too much the part.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
There’s more of Bill Murray’s Peter Venkman this time around, too, though the iconic wiseass gets exactly one (1) decent line that’s already been trailered and memed to death.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 22 Mar. 2024
Seydoux is the spoiled starlet unsure of her own talent; Garrel the seductive wiseass who hides his ego behind good manners; Lindon the seasoned veteran with no patience for amateurs; and Quenard the obnoxiously funny newcomer whose working-class origins and diction separate him from the pack.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
Meanwhile, Hart plays seasoned mercenary Roland and Black plays wiseass robot Claptrap.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2024
Nick is the self-deprecating wiseass.
—Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2023
No one’s better at playing a low-key wiseass.
—BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2021
The fans loved his wiseass pantomime.
—New York Times, 6 Aug. 2021
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But since the emergence of a kinder, gentler Deadpool in the wiseass character’s first stand-alone movie, Wade has carried on a long-distance flirtation with Wolverine.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 July 2024
His expression was again lightly sardonic: a Jewish wiseass, a natural resister and conspirator, one maybe even handicapped in that role by looking too much the part.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
There’s more of Bill Murray’s Peter Venkman this time around, too, though the iconic wiseass gets exactly one (1) decent line that’s already been trailered and memed to death.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 22 Mar. 2024
Seydoux is the spoiled starlet unsure of her own talent; Garrel the seductive wiseass who hides his ego behind good manners; Lindon the seasoned veteran with no patience for amateurs; and Quenard the obnoxiously funny newcomer whose working-class origins and diction separate him from the pack.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
Meanwhile, Hart plays seasoned mercenary Roland and Black plays wiseass robot Claptrap.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2024
Nick is the self-deprecating wiseass.
—Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2023
No one’s better at playing a low-key wiseass.
—BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2021
The fans loved his wiseass pantomime.
—New York Times, 6 Aug. 2021
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“Wiseass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiseass. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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