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English
Etymology
From wise + head.
Noun
wisehead (plural wiseheads)
- (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!
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References
- Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.