Is John a Smartass or a Wiseass?
Discuss.
If, as I surmise, the smartass-to-wiseass continuum is measured in terms of increasing proximity to cornball dadjoke humor, John Egbert is definitely a wiseass.
An excellent addition to this discourse.
But then, if wiseass is closest to dadjoke humor, then what is smartassery more akin to?
I’d say smartass is a little more Dersite, founded on canniness and quick wit rather than zaniness and independent-minded tomfoolery.
A prank (or a dadjoke) is a staged invitation to a gotcha; smartassery is an opportunistic gotcha, formed from the tools at hand.
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