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What is a know-it-all?

What is a know-it-all? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (pejorative) Someone who claims to be knowledgeable or an expert in something, obnoxiously dismissing the opinions, advice, suggestions, etc. of others.
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Trying to prove that prestidigitation is easy once you know the secret, the foreign know-it-all explains the basics of magic.
The world hates a know-it-all anyway, and geeks especially so.
Yes, he's a smarmy know-it-all with the personality of a hall monitor, the kind of guy everyone hides from at a Christmas party.
I didn't like her at first because she seemed to be a know-it-all, she rolled her eyes at me a lot whenever I was trying to be funny.
In other words, he comes across as a vainglorious know-it-all, absolutely convinced that he's right about everything.
One dancer, dressed in an insect mask, plays the role of a know-it-all, commenting on the performance of two dancers in a loud voice.

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