"smarts" meaning in English

See smarts in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} smarts pl (plural only)
  1. (informal, chiefly US) intelligence; smartness Tags: US, informal, plural, plural-only Derived forms: street smarts
    Sense id: en-smarts-en-noun-OnNg713W Categories (other): American English

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} smarts
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of smart Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: smart
    Sense id: en-smarts-en-verb-luEIy4bp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 76
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