Where Did Smart Aleck Originate?
However, a Professor at the Missouri University of Science and Technology Discovered That the Term Actually Was Derived from a Real-Life Person Named Alec Who...
However, a professor at the Missouri University of Science and Technology discovered that the term actually was derived from a real-life person named Alec who was a con man that thought he was smarter than everyone else. Alec Hoag was a pimp who lived in New York City in the 1840s.
What does the saying smart alec mean?
: an obnoxiously conceited and self-assertive person with pretensions to smartness or cleverness.
Is smart alec in the dictionary?
or smart al·ec
noun Informal. wise guy.
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