wisehead

English

Etymology

From wise +‎ head.

Pronunciation

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Noun

wisehead (plural wiseheads)

  1. (obsolete, sarcastic) A person who is wise or who considers himself or herself to be wise.
    • c. 1850, William Makepeace Thackeray, The Wolves and the Lamb, act 2:
      Why! Do you think I want that picture taken down: and another Mrs. Milliken? Wisehead!
    • 1862, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Lady Audley's Secret:
      The wiseheads of the servants' hall decided that Sir Michael had received sudden intelligence through Mr. Robert […] either of the death of some near and dear relation […] or of some alarming fall in the funds, or of the failure of some speculation or bank in which the greater part of the baronet's money was invested.

Synonyms

References

  • Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
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