wisenheimer


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wis·en·heim·er

also weis·en·heim·er  (wī′zən-hī′mər)
n. Informal
A smart aleck.

[wise + German -enheimer (in such surnames as Oppenheimer).]
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wisenheimer

(ˈwaɪzənˌhaɪmə)
n
a variant spelling of weisenheimer
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Noun1.wisenheimer - an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments
upstart - an arrogant or presumptuous person
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wisenheimer

also weisenheimer
noun
Informal. One who is obnoxiously self-assertive and arrogant:
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While the hawk works for Goring, he makes it clear that he is no Nazi, or even a German, when he holds up a sign saying, "Evidently this guy is a FOREIGNER." At the film's end Goring delivers the sack containing Bugs to Hitler himself, whom he addresses with a "Heil Heel!" Looking bored, Hitler responds with a "Heil Me!" as he listens to Goring explaining that he has captured the famous American "Bugsenheimer Bunny," a play on the German Yiddish expression wisenheimer used to describe a "smart aleck."
A Lions Gate Films release of an Eden Rock Media, Element Films and Wisenheimer Films production.