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  1. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSMART-ASS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    someone who is always trying to seem more intelligent than other people in a way that is annoying: I don't want some smart-ass from the city telling me how to manage my farm. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Intelligent people. bluestocking.

  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › smart-assSmart-ass Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    adjective. Examples of smart-ass in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web One More Time offers the perfect opportunity to take one last stab at it all: the smart-ass attitude, the genre-defining music, and the rock-star dreams.

  3. www.urbandictionary.com › defineUrban Dictionary: smartass

    Mar 1, 2004 · A person who, by means of purpsose or not, uses sarcasm to have a laugh. A person who, on a regular bases, annoys the hell out of people with their sarcastic-attitude.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › smart-assSMART ASS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Smart ass definition: a wise guy; know-it-all.. See examples of SMART ASS used in a sentence.

  5. redkiwiapp.com › en › english-guidesmart-ass Meaning and Examples | Slang

    The phrase "smart-ass" refers to a person who is irritating because they constantly attempt to prove their intelligence and knowledge. When someone is described as a "smart-ass", they often come across as annoying and obnoxious due to their persistent need to seem clever.

  6. www.yourdictionary.com › smartassSmartass Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Smartass definition: A person who is annoyingly or obnoxiously cocky, knowing, flippant, etc.; wiseguy.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSMART ASS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you describe someone as a smart ass, you dislike the fact that they think they are very clever and like to show everyone this. [informal, vulgar, disapproval] ...smart-ass comments. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSMARTASS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    smartass in American English. (ˈsmɑrtˌæs ) or smart-ass (ˈsmɑrtˌæs ) noun. 1. Slang. a person who is annoyingly or obnoxiously cocky, knowing, flippant, etc.; wiseguy. adjective. 2.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionarySMART ASS definition in American English - Collins Online...

    smart ass in American English. noun. slang, sometimes vulgar. a wise guy; know-it-all. Also: smart-ass, smartass. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin. [ 1905–10]

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › smartasssmartass - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    5 days ago · smartass (plural smartasses) Synonym of know-it-all, an obnoxious clever person or a person making obnoxious efforts to seem clever. An insolent person, especially one who makes snide remarks. Lots of luck, smartass.