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   whiskey sour
         n 1: a sour made with whiskey [syn: {whiskey sour}, {whisky
               sour}]

English Dictionary: wiseacre by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
whisky sour
n
  1. a sour made with whiskey [syn: whiskey sour, {whisky sour}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wiseacre
n
  1. an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments
    Synonym(s): wise guy, smart aleck, wiseacre, wisenheimer, weisenheimer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wisecrack
n
  1. witty remark
    Synonym(s): wisecrack, crack, sally, quip
v
  1. make a comment, usually ironic
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wigwag \Wig"wag`\, n. [See {Wigwag}, v. t. & i.]
      Act or art of wigwagging; a message wigwagged; -- chiefly
      attributive; as, the wigwag code. -- {Wig"wag`er}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wiseacre \Wise"a*cre\, n. [OD. wijssegger or G. weissager a
      foreteller, prophet, from weissagen to foretell, to prophesy,
      OHG. w[c6]ssag[?]n, corrupted (as if compounded of the words
      for wise and say) fr. w[c6]zzag[?]n, fr. w[c6]zzag[?] a
      prophet, akin to AS. w[c6]tiga, w[c6]tga, from the root of E.
      wit. See {Wit}, v.]
      1. A learned or wise man. [Obs.]
  
                     Pythagoras learned much . . . becoming a mighty
                     wiseacre.                                          --Leland.
  
      2. One who makes undue pretensions to wisdom; a would-be-wise
            person; hence, in contempt, a simpleton; a dunce.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Whiskey Creek, FL (CDP, FIPS 77137)
      Location: 26.57215 N, 81.89040 W
      Population (1990): 5061 (2391 housing units)
      Area: 4.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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