clever dick

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clever dick

noun clever dicks

UK, informal A person who annoyingly tries too hard to impress with their cleverness.
Similar: clever arse, smart aleck, Buddha, clever clogs, clever dick, know-all, know-it-all, smart ass, smarty, smarty pants, wiseacre, wiseass

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noun someone who considers they know everything and tries to impress with this

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@misc{clever_dick_2026,
  title = {clever dick},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/clever%20dick},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}