smartass
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smartass
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From smart + -ass.
noun smartasses · smart ass · smart arse
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An insolent person, especially one who makes snide remarks.
Lots of luck, smartass.
Similar: smart aleck
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Synonym of know-it-all, an obnoxious clever person or a person making obnoxious efforts to seem clever by acting or behaving as if they know everything.
Similar: know-it-all
adjective smart ass · smart arse
- Related to or characteristic of a smartass; irritatingly clever or smug. I have had quite enough of your smartass remarks.
verb smartasses · smartassing · smartassed · smart ass · smart arse
- To speak in a condescending manner characterized by frequent sarcastic or disparaging remarks. I smartassed and smack-talked half of the interview, but as I relaxed a bit more and genuinely talked with them, a strange thing happened.
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noun one who is particularly insolent
| Español | inteligentón, sabiondo, sabihondo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 自惚れ屋 unuboreya, うぬぼれ屋 unuboreya |
| 中文 | 自作聰明的人 /自作聪明的人 zìzuòcōngmíng de rén, 自以為是的人 /自以为是的人 zìyǐwéishì de rén |
| Português | espertalhão |
| Français | gonflé, plaisantin, blagueur, farceur |
| Deutsch | Klugscheißer, Klugscheißerin, Besserwisser, Besserwisserin, spitze Zunge, boßhafte Zunge |
| Italiano | smargiasso, fanfarone, gradasso |
| Ελληνικά | εξυπνάκιας exypnákias, ξερόλας xerólas |
| Русский | у́мник úmnik, всезна́йка vseznájka |
| עברית | חכמולוג |
adj related to or characteristic of a smartass
| Español | burlón, goyo, sabiondo, sabihondo |
|---|---|
| Italiano | insolente, impertinente, irriguardoso, arrogante |
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