smart
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6.1
- adjective
- /smɑrt/
- Offensive
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insolente
- Thank you for giving me something smart, funny, and educational to read every week.
- smart aleck
And if you're asking in a way of being smart, yeah, it was.
- And if you're asking in a way of being smart, yeah, it was.
- It's like, OK, smart guy, how'd it get like that?
- Like all they do is like the quirky kind of like smart, see like replies like very sarcastic.
Examples
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That wasn't a smart thing to do, was it?
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You got a smart mouth.
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You were being extremely smart about not getting caught.
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And it is not smart to let this thing use you.
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Where you get that smart mouth from?
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You're not really doing anything smart by doing that.
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And I don't think that was the smart thing to do.
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In general, Sara is getting a little too smart for her own good lately.
Fiction book (1993) -
The other thing is, don't act smart when you blog.
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Don't be so cheeky; your smart remark wasn't funny.
Synonyms
149
8.4
Rude and cheeky to someone in authority
43
7.2
Being bold and lively in a rude or cheeky way
36
7.5
Rude and disrespectful to someone in authority
21
5.8
Being playful and a little rude in a way that teases people
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7.9
Someone who shows no respect by acting or speaking boldly
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7.2
Rude or too bold toward someone, sometimes playful
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7.0
Too confident in a way that seems rude
A quick, clever comment that is slightly cheeky
Antonyms
- Formal
10
6.6
Being respectful and polite to someone because they are older or have more experience
Idioms
Compounds
- Jargon
3
6.8
People believed to have expert knowledge or inside information about investments and bets
- Specialized
1
3.8
A group of connected home devices like lights or speakers you control together
How Cheeky
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember smart meaning 'cheeky' is to think of a 'sharp' answer that 'stings' someone; a smart remark is a quick, sharp reply that can feel rude. So being smart in this sense means being impertinently bold.