smartass
English
Alternative forms
- smart ass
- smart arse (UK, AU, NZ)
Pronunciation
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Noun
smartass (plural smartasses)
Synonyms
- smart aleck
- smart-aleck
- smart alec
- smart-alec
Translations
one who is particularly insolent
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Adjective
smartass (not comparable)
- (slang) Related to or characteristic of a smartass.
- I have had quite enough of your smartass remarks.
Translations
Verb
smartass (third-person singular simple present smartasses, present participle smartassing, simple past and past participle smartassed)
- (slang) To talk like a smartass, with a lot of snide remarks.
- 2012, Storm Large, Crazy Enough: A Memoir
- 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.
- 2012, Storm Large, Crazy Enough: A Memoir
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