smarty

[ smahr-tee ]
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noun,plural smart·ies.Informal
  1. a smart person.

Origin of smarty

1
An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; smart + -y2
  • Also smart·ie .

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How to use smarty in a sentence

  • Indeed, Portsmouth Middle School students—like the journalists reporting on the Smartie-snorting epidemic—are late to the party.

  • Suppose you had the good fortune not to be “turned down” at once as a mere “smartie,” Mr. Miller would take trouble with you.

    Gray youth | Oliver Onions

British Dictionary definitions for smarty

smarty

smartie

/ (ˈsmɑːtɪ) /


noun
  1. informal a would-be clever person

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