Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

smarty

American  
[smahr-tee] / ˈsmɑr ti /
Also smartie

noun

Informal

plural

smarties
  1. smart aleck.

  2. a smart person.


smarty British  
/ ˈsmɑːtɪ /

noun

  1. informal a would-be clever person

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of smarty

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

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

There have also been several thousand reports from users of Smarty and ID Mobile - smaller mobile companies which use Three's network.

From BBC

There have also been reports of the outages affecting some people using smaller providers which use Three's network, as there have been 800 reports from customers of one such firm - Smarty - according to Downdetector.

From BBC

There have been 3,000 reports from customers of one such firm - Smarty - according to DownDetector.

From BBC

Some users also reported issues with their 4G and 5G, as well as some customers having problems with "no signal" and "total blackout" on Smarty, which operates on the Three network.

From BBC

When I was little, I used to pray for small things that I really wanted, like a new bike or a Smarty Science Wiz Kit.

From Literature