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  1. 1. v. A learned or wise man. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. One who makes undue pretensions to wisdom; a would-be-wise person; hence, in contempt, a simpleton; a dunce. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments Source: wordnet
  4. 4. 1. A learned or wise man. [Obs.] Pythagoras learned much . . . becoming a mighty wiseacre. Leland. 2. One who makes undue pretensions to wisdom; a would-be-wise person; hence, in contempt, a simpleton; a dunce. Source: webster
  5. 5. n:100 n an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments Source: ecdict

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