"clever arse" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-clever arse.ogg [Australia] Forms: clever arses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} clever arse (plural clever arses)
  1. (British, Ireland, slang, derogatory) A person who annoyingly tries too hard to impress with their cleverness; a clever dick. Tags: British, Ireland, derogatory, slang
    Sense id: en-clever_arse-en-noun-vMxsg1fz Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Irish English

Inflected forms

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