wijsneus — meaning in English
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English meaning
- pedant noun A person who makes an excessive or tedious show of their knowledge, especially regarding rules of vocabulary and grammar.
Senses
wijsneus is used for these senses in English:
- clever dick (informal, chiefly, British) A person who annoyingly tries too hard to impress with their cleverness.
- know-it-all (chiefly, US, pejorative) Someone who claims to be knowledgeable or an expert in something, obnoxiously dismissing the opinions, advice, suggestions, etc. of others.
- pedant A person who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning.
- smarty pants (informal) A smart aleck or know-it-all.
pedant — full definition
- noun A person who makes an excessive or tedious show of their knowledge, especially regarding rules of vocabulary and grammar.
- noun A person who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning.
- noun A teacher or schoolmaster.
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