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  • 1Smart Alec (disambiguation) — Smart Alec can refer to:* Smart Alec, a person regarded as obnoxiously self assertive and an impudent person * Smart Alec (1921 film), a 1921 film starring Harry Sweet * Smart Alec (1951 film), a 1951 pornographic film starring Candy Barr * Smart …

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  • 2Smart Alec — est un mutant appartenant à l univers de Marvel Comics. Il est apparu pour la première fois dans Alpha Flight #8, en 1983. Origine Alexander Alec Thorn fut contacté par James Hudson pour travailler au Département H. Dans sa première mission, lui… …

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  • 3smart alec — smart alecs N COUNT: oft N n (disapproval) If you describe someone as a smart alec, you dislike the fact that they think they are very clever and always have an answer for everything. [INFORMAL] ...a fortyish smart alec TV reporter... You ll end… …

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  • 4Smart Alec (1951 film) — Smart Alec , aka Smart Aleck , is a 1951 pornographic movie. This X rated silent short, which is no more than 20 minutes in length and was filmed in black and white, was one of the most famous and widely circulated of the early underground… …

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  • 5smart-alec — smart alec/ aleck a smart alec/aleck someone who is always trying to seem more clever than everyone else in a way that is annoying. He s just some smart alec journalist. (always before noun) …

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  • 6smart alec — smart .alec smart aleck n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: aleck from Aleck, Alec male name, from Alexander] informal someone who always says clever things or always has the right answer, in a way that is annoying …

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  • 7smart alec — A smart Alec is a conceited person who likes to show off how clever and knowledgeable they are …

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  • 8smart alec — (also smart aleck) ► NOUN informal ▪ a person considered irritating in always having a clever answer to a question …

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  • 9smart aleck or smart alec — smart al|eck or smart al|ec [ smart ,ælık ] noun count someone who says clever or funny but rude things that annoy other people because they show a lack of respect ╾ smart al|eck|y adjective …

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  • 10Smart Alec (comics) — Superherobox| caption=. comic color=background:#ff8080 character name=Smart Alec real name=Alexander Thorne species=Human Mutant publisher=Marvel Comics debut= Alpha Flight #1 (Aug 1983) (identified) Alpha Flight #8 creators=John Byrne alliance… …

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