smartarse

British  

/ ˈsmɑːtˌɑːs /

noun

1. derogatory

   1. a clever person, esp one who parades his knowledge offensively

   2. ( as modifier )

      smartarse guidebooks

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Other Word Forms

• smartarsed adjective

Example Sentences

I get my dinner paid for and then get paid to write smartarse things about it.

From The Guardian

It was never my plan, because what fool would nurture an ambition to have their dinner paid for and then be paid to write smartarse things about it?

From The Guardian

To be funny is to be a smartarse, to be clever, quick and able to take down the bully in the playground or the millionaire in the cabinet.

From The Guardian

He says he was typecast early in his acting career, invariably as the fat boy, the joker, the smartarse.

From The Guardian

You might think that would be the very least you'd expect from a talkshow host, but you'd be surprised how few manage it, often looking distracted in the cutaways as they think of their next question or smartarse remark.

From The Guardian