smart ass
a wise guy; know-it-all.
Origin of smart ass
1- Also smart-ass, smartass .
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Other definitions for smart-ass (2 of 2)
Also smart-assed, smartassed . characteristic of a smart ass or wise guy.
Origin of smart-ass
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How to use smart ass in a sentence
In fact, the smart-ass speeches go on and on and on, the actors seemingly in love with the sound of their voices.
Aaron Sorkin’s Cable Crackup: Why His HBO Series Is a Snooze | Howard Kurtz | June 22, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIf it's not pollsters, it's some smart-ass blogger trying to provoke us to say something against blacks or gays or Mexicans.
Every woman on the planet has sass and smart-ass qualities in them, but it seems sometimes only black women are defined by it.
‘Community’: Alison Brie, Yvette Nicole Brown, Gillian Jacobs & Megan Ganz Roundtable | Jace Lacob | February 28, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTEven in the chaos, I could still manage the smart-ass remark.
Navy Seal Training: The Start of Hell Week | Marcus Luttrell, Patrick Robinson | May 8, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTFranken is seen as a mean-spirited, nasty guy—a smart ass.
It was a geek accent, and it made you sound like a smart-ass instead of a sharp operator.
Makers | Cory Doctorow
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