"clever clogs" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-clever clogs.ogg [Australia] Forms: clever clogs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|clever clogs}} clever clogs (plural clever clogs)
  1. (slang) Somebody who is rather too clever; a smart aleck; sometimes used as an epithet. Tags: slang Categories (topical): People Synonyms: know-it-all, cleverclogs, clever-clogs Translations (aleck): Schlaumeier [masculine] (German), Schlauberger [masculine] (German), Neunmalkluger [masculine] (German), Neunmalkluge [feminine] (German)

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