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smarty

[ smahr-tee ]

noun

, Informal
, plural smart·ies.
  1. a smart person.


smarty

/ 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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of smarty1

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

Alphabet loves to give the occasional behind-the-scenes peak at some of its X projects, and it turns out we’ve had a couple of glimpses of the Smarty Pants project.

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

Instead, the deflating moment came when 36–1 long shot Birdstone chased down the frontrunning Smarty Jones on the home stretch.

In 2004, Smarty Jones—undefeated going into the race—had the benefit of a nice story.

Republican strategists have for years skewered smarty-pants Democrats as Ivy League elitists—often with good reason.

Ole Brer Wolf, he tuck'n year 'bout de muster, un he sech a smarty dat nothin' aint gwine do but he mus' go un see w'at dey doin'.

The way I'd put it now—having read a lot more of his new-dawning—I'd say he was a little Jew smarty.

"You're so big and smarty," she said to him once, affectionately, pinioning his arms and looking into his eyes.

Well, I'll bet you can't get a chicken out of our barn 'thout our Dog gettin' you, Mr. Smarty.

Got taken up that time pretty short, didnt you, Miss Smarty?

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