smarts

/ (smɑːts) /

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pl n

slang, mainly US know-how, intelligence, or witsstreet smarts

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a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.

a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; spendthrift.

a well-intentioned but naive and often ineffectual social or political reformer.

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Some people have the smarts to grow the economic pie more than others and will end up serving themselves a relatively big slice.
Never Mind Inequality: Silicon Valley Enriches All of Our Lives|Gregory Ferenstein|May 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Yet seriously there cannot be any doubt about Ted Cruz's "smarts."
Why Does Ted Cruz Inspire Such Animosity?|David Frum|May 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Paul Ryan, heralded for his smarts, will have an opportunity to prove just how sharp he is in front of a large national audience.
13 Questions That Should Be Asked at the Vice Presidential Debate|Brian Ries, Sam Schlinkert|October 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Washington is riveting as a woman with smarts, guts, and a weakness for her former boss, the leader of the free world.
‘Scandal’ and ‘Styled by June’: Allison Samuels’s Prime-Time Saviors|Allison Samuels|April 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST

By using your smarts and basic common sense, you can sidestep the majority of arguments thought to plague female friends.
Michelle Obama’s Friendship Secrets|Allison Samuels|April 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Poor Henrietta's heart is suffering from another sorrow which she feels all the more keenly because it smarts unceasingly.
The Poor Plutocrats|Maurus Jkai
Oh, it smarts very much,” he answered, “though I do not think you care much about it.
Norman Vallery|W.H.G. Kingston
It is the little stab which smarts the most; the blow which accompanies the deeper wound, numbs in its very delivery.
Antony Gray,--Gardener|Leslie Moore
After he was dismembered, she heard him utter with a loud voice, "Oh, it smarts!"
The Catholic World. Volume II; Numbers 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.|E. Rameur
"No; but I've got a burned knee and it smarts," retorted Bob.
The Iron Boys in the Steel Mills|James R. Mears

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