smart-ass
[smahrt-as]Slang: Sometimes Vulgar.
- Also smart-assed, smart·assed. characteristic of a smart ass or wise guy.
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Origin of smart-ass
First recorded in 1955–60
smart ass
- a wise guy; know-it-all.
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Also smart·-ass·, smart·ass.
Origin of smart ass
First recorded in 1905–10
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Contemporary Examples
In fact, the smart-ass speeches go on and on and on, the actors seemingly in love with the sound of their voices.
If 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.
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February 28, 2012
Even in the chaos, I could still manage the smart-ass remark.
Historical Examples
It was a geek accent, and it made you sound like a smart-ass instead of a sharp operator.
MakersCory Doctorow
Word Origin and History for smart-ass
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