Definition of "alec" [alec]

• An anchovy or herring, especially pickled or dried (noun)
• A sauce made from alecs (see alec sauce) (noun)

Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

• "(aphya), was called alec, a name also given to the dregs of garum."
• "Gaspard Ulliel was the one who ` s suppose to play the role of Edward Cullen ... but if he ` s goint to play the role of "alec" PLEASE!"
• "Â Especially, when one of those college students is Val Kilmer who is a smart alec on top of being just plain intelligent."