wisenheimer

== English == === Etymology === From wise + the German demonymic ending -enheimer. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈwaɪz(ə)nˌhaɪməɹ/ Hyphenation: wis‧en‧heim‧er === Noun === wisenheimer (plural wisenheimers) (US, informal) A self-assertive and arrogant person; a wiseacre or smart aleck. [from 20th c.] Synonyms: wise guy, smart aleck; see also Thesaurus:know-it-all 2010, J. Bolton-Fasman, "Debating Salvation: A smart aleck finds his niche" The Jerusalem Post 11/11/2010 On-line, accessed November 13, 2010 (quotations are from Wisenheimer: A Childhood Subject to Debate by Mark Oppenheimer (Hardcover - Apr 13, 2010)): "It wasn’t until I read Mark Oppenheimer’s charming memoir that I had an apt description of my son: “…a smart aleck is a smart guy gone bad, a boy whose smartness is being used stupidly, while a wisenheimer actually lacks wisdom. He might not be cruel, he might not mean harm, but a wisenheimer is a smart guy you wish had a little less smarts.” === Anagrams === Weinheimers