On Nov 14 2004  Joe Delahaye wrote to David Drummond:

 JD>     
 >  DC> Absolutely.  It also references it to "smart alec", which is
 >  DC> of American origin.
 >
 > Well, there you go. You fellows have unearthed a piece of Australian slang
 > unheard of by the Australians (in this neck of the woods). Even
 > Macquarie (t
 > official lexicon of Strine) doesn't list it.
 >
 > Well done.

 JD> I found it online in the British Slang dictionary.

I figure if Davie boy and few of his close alec's don't know of it ..well,
then it just can't possibly be true. Thus, why I call him an alec.  :)

Have a nice day!
                  Phil

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