smart-ass
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9.6
- adjective
- /smɑrt-æs/
- Offensive
- Man, don't be a smart-ass.
- a smart-ass comment
- a smart-ass remark
- a smart-ass attitude
Examples
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- I was being a smart-ass.
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You're such a smart ass!
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Cause again, I was like a funny, smart ass class clown kind of guy.
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Sorry about the smart ass remarks.
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Asking a lot of smart-ass questions.
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Well, next time, don't be such a smart-ass.
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I was going to respond with a smart-ass remark.
Blog text (13) -
The anxiety eased, and my old smart-ass personality came back.
Fiction book (1999) -
I say that fondly because it was truly hard not to be a smart-ass at Oak Grove, a place where you got a detention for chewing gum.
Fiction book (1998) -
Don't be such a smart-ass; your comments are starting to annoy everyone.
Synonyms
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6.1
Rude and cheeky in what someone says
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8.4
Rude and cheeky to someone in authority
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4.0
Using words that say the opposite of what you mean to mock or hurt someone
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8.8
Someone who acts as if they are smarter than other people to show off
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9.5
Being cheeky and trying to be clever in a way that annoys others
Being clever in a way that annoys others by sounding sarcastic
Antonyms
How Insolent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Smart-ass joins smart ('clever') and ass ('donkey' or 'fool') to give a small picture of someone who shows off their cleverness in a rude way. So when smart-ass is used as an adjective, it means a comment or person is irritatingly clever or sarcastic.