See smartass on Wiktionary
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"To speak in a condescending manner characterized by frequent sarcastic or disparaging remarks."
],
"links": [
[
"derogatory",
"derogatory"
],
[
"speak",
"speak"
],
[
"condescending",
"condescending"
],
[
"manner",
"manner"
],
[
"characterized",
"characterized"
],
[
"frequent",
"frequent"
],
[
"sarcastic",
"sarcastic"
],
[
"disparaging",
"disparaging"
],
[
"remark",
"remark"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(slang, vulgar, derogatory, intransitive) To speak in a condescending manner characterized by frequent sarcastic or disparaging remarks."
],
"tags": [
"derogatory",
"intransitive",
"slang",
"vulgar"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"audio": "En-au-smartass.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/6a/En-au-smartass.ogg/En-au-smartass.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/En-au-smartass.ogg",
"tags": [
"Australia"
]
}
],
"word": "smartass"
}
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