wisehead
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Etymology edit
Noun edit
wisehead (plural wiseheads)
- (obsolete, sarcastic) A person who is wise or who considers himself or herself to be wise.
- c. 1850, William Makepeace Thackeray, The Wolves and the Lamb, act 2:
- Why! Do you think I want that picture taken down: and another Mrs. Milliken? Wisehead!
Synonyms edit
References edit
- Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.