smarty

American  

[smahr-tee] / ˈsmɑr ti /

Also smartie

noun

Informal

plural

smarties

1. smart aleck.

2. a smart person.

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smarty British  

/ ˈsmɑːtɪ /

noun

1. informal a would-be clever person

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Etymology

Origin of smarty

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; smart + -y ²

Example Sentences

I make a graham cracker crust that will knock the socks off any child, no matter how big of a smarty pants they are.

From Washington Post • Mar. 19, 2021

Additionally, after reading this recipe for poop emoji-shaped Peeps, my response is, "Well, good luck with that, smarty!"

From The Verge • Mar. 22, 2016

So we've asked our crack culture team to pick what you need to experience to be the well-rounded, culturally fluent smarty you want to be, and ordered them by importance.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2011

Why don’t you write a column about that, smarty pants?

From New York Times • Jul. 10, 2010

Whenever Marly told anything about her school during those first weeks, Joe acted quite superior and smarty.

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen