"smartass" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-smartass.ogg
Etymology: From smart + -ass. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|smart|ass}} smart + -ass Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} smartass (not comparable)
  1. (slang) Related to or characteristic of a smartass. Tags: not-comparable, slang Translations (related to or characteristic of a smartass): näsäviisas (Finnish), insolente (Italian), impertinente (Italian), irriguardoso (Italian), arrogante (Italian), burlón (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-smartass-en-adj-x7gjV6ej
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: smart ass, smart arse [Australia, New-Zealand, UK]

Noun

Audio: En-au-smartass.ogg Forms: smartasses [plural]
Etymology: From smart + -ass. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|smart|ass}} smart + -ass Head templates: {{en-noun}} smartass (plural smartasses)
  1. (mildly vulgar) Synonym of know-it-all, an obnoxious clever person or a person making obnoxious efforts to seem clever. Tags: mildly, vulgar Synonyms: know-it-all [synonym, synonym-of]
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  2. (mildly vulgar) An insolent person, especially one who makes snide remarks. Tags: mildly, vulgar Categories (topical): People Translations (one who is particularly insolent): 自作聰明的人 (Chinese Mandarin), 自作聪明的人 (zìzuòcōngmíng de rén) (Chinese Mandarin), 自以為是的人 (Chinese Mandarin), 自以为是的人 (zìyǐwéishì de rén) (Chinese Mandarin), viisastelija (Finnish), neropatti (besserwisser) (Finnish), gonflé [masculine] (French), plaisantin [masculine] (French), blagueur [masculine] (French), farceur [masculine] (French), Klugscheißer [masculine] (German), Klugscheißerin [feminine] (German), Besserwisser [masculine] (German), Besserwisserin [feminine] (German), spitze Zunge [feminine] (German), boßhafte Zunge [feminine] (German), Lästermaul [neuter] (German), εξυπνάκιας (exypnákias) [masculine] (Greek), ξερόλας (xerólas) [masculine, slang] (Greek), חכמולוג (Hebrew), sok pintar (Indonesian), sok tahu (Indonesian), smargiasso [masculine] (Italian), fanfarone [masculine] (Italian), gradasso [masculine] (Italian), 自惚れ屋 (unuboreya) (alt: うぬぼれや) (Japanese), うぬぼれ屋 (unuboreya) (alt: うぬぼれや) (Japanese), се́знајко (séznajko) [masculine] (Macedonian), espertalhão [masculine] (Portuguese), у́мник (úmnik) [masculine] (Russian), всезна́йка (vseznájka) [feminine, masculine] (Russian), inteligentón [masculine] (Spanish), อวดรู้ (Thai), แสนรู้ (Thai)
    Sense id: en-smartass-en-noun-fLHsSDzT Disambiguation of People: 0 30 70 0 Disambiguation of 'one who is particularly insolent': 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: smart aleck, smart-aleck, smart alec, smart-alec, smart ass, smart arse [Australia, New-Zealand, UK]

Verb

Audio: En-au-smartass.ogg Forms: smartasses [present, singular, third-person], smartassing [participle, present], smartassed [participle, past], smartassed [past]
Etymology: From smart + -ass. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|smart|ass}} smart + -ass Head templates: {{en-verb}} smartass (third-person singular simple present smartasses, present participle smartassing, simple past and past participle smartassed)
  1. (slang) To talk like a smartass, with a lot of snide remarks. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-smartass-en-verb-BQP7ZC3C
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: smart ass, smart arse [Australia, New-Zealand, UK]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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