noun
- people who make smart remarks or act like they know everything
- members of organized crime groups, especially the Mafia
Usage: informal; plural of wiseguy
Usage: slang; plural of wiseguy
Examples
- The teacher got tired of the wiseguys in the back row making jokes during class.
- Those wiseguys think they know better than everyone else.
- The movie featured several wiseguys from different crime families.
- He hung around with wiseguys from the neighborhood.
- Stop being such wiseguys and listen to the instructions.
- The FBI was investigating connections between local wiseguys and the casino.
- Nobody likes wiseguys who constantly interrupt with sarcastic comments.