Examples of use of smart aleck
1. "And I said, ‘Am I supposed to be thrilled to death or something?‘ I was kind of a smart aleck.
2. "He‘s smarter than most people, so he liked to be a smart aleck," co–worker Gus Nanos told the newspaper.
3. "It‘s one of the luxuries of being in my position that you can be a smart aleck," he says.
4. Thanks to the TV writers‘ strike, millions of citizens have been deprived (for 24 days now!) of their late–night dose of sarcasm and slashing wit, of irony and smart–aleck quips.
5. Around Thanksgiving, his campaign Web site was posting recipes ("Franni‘s Pureed Butternut Squash"). In other words, Franken reins in some of his natural Franken–ness, tacitly acknowledging a critical fact: No one votes for a smart aleck.