Smartass vs Wiseass

As a charter member of the Smartass Group, aka SAG - a bunch of my longtime girlfriends - I feel confident in saying these terms mean the same thing. To me, that is.

Thank you Osso ;-)

WHAT SHE SAID.NOW A DIPSHIT IS SOMETHING ELSE ENTIRELY, IT EVEN SOUNDS DIFFERENT, NOTICE?

Absolutely farmerman! A dipshit is something totally different!

I think a dipshit would be similar to a shithead, don't you think?

The scheisskopf is simply a crude version of the dumbhead . . . it's the squareheads you have to look out for . . .

Where does wiseacre fit into this scheme?

That prolly means you come from the land of Polyester

I will have to extensive research on this matter.

The nuns used to call us dumkopfs; pardon my spelling, it wasn't one of our studied words. Squarehead is a new term to me.
Wiseacre seems to me the same as smartass and wiseass, perhaps a tad more polite in avoidance of the ass word.

Very interesting :-D

smart aleck
Both a smart-ass and a wiseass may be loosely defined as a "smart aleck."

However, an "ass" is a self-important dolt.

Smart talk is impertinent (disrepectful) and insolent (insulting).

A wise crack is a flippant, typically sardonic (scornfully or cynically mocking) remark or retort.

Accordingly, even though both a smart-ass and a wiseass are smart alecks, I believe a smart-ass is a disrespectful, insulting, self-important dolt, whereas a wiseass deals with people in a patronizingly superior manner. I believe a wiseass is more condescending in his nature than a mere smart-ass.

Just my opinion. . . .

Hmmm.

Dad tells son to take out garbage.

Son: "I just did that yesterday, do I have to do it again today? I'll wait unitl tomorrow and save a trip, I'm busy"

Dad : "Don't get smart, ok?"

3 months later son brings home straight "Ds" on his report card.

Dad: "What is this? You've never brought home such terrible grades."

Son: "You told me not to get smart."

Yes. They are the same thing. Now a "square ass"--that's something completely different.

I think Debra has wrapped it up neatly.

Smartass vs. wiseass
They sound to me like regional variants. You know, like, maybe wiseass is New York, smartass is Chicago?

Who says "wiseacre"? Is that a wisecracker?

I'm sure we all know where Wisenheimer comes from....