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Quit being a wise guy.
No more wise-guy remarks, got it?
a movie about two wiseguys
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His appearance in a single episode of Frasier, as wise guy Jerome Balasco, earned Yulin an Emmy nomination.
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 11 June 2025
And for the most part, the wise guys weren't overly impressed with the Green Bay Packers’ offseason.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
The wise guys that summarily swooped him up were rewarded with 10 multiple-TD games and a QB8 finish on the year.
—Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2025
Swaggering ex-con Sullivan’s conscience manifests in the form of Father Jerry Connolly (Pat O’Brien), the childhood friend turned cleric who does his best to keep the wise guys in line and set another example for the lovable, mischievous Dead End Kids.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 11 June 2025
And for the most part, the wise guys weren't overly impressed with the Green Bay Packers’ offseason.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
The wise guys that summarily swooped him up were rewarded with 10 multiple-TD games and a QB8 finish on the year.
—Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2025
Swaggering ex-con Sullivan’s conscience manifests in the form of Father Jerry Connolly (Pat O’Brien), the childhood friend turned cleric who does his best to keep the wise guys in line and set another example for the lovable, mischievous Dead End Kids.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Wise guy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wise%20guy. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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