"smarty pants" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: smarty pants [plural]
Etymology: From smart + -y + -pants. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|smart|-y|-pants}} smart + -y + -pants Head templates: {{en-noun|smarty pants}} smarty pants (plural smarty pants)
  1. (informal) A smart aleck or know-it-all. Tags: informal Categories (topical): People Synonyms: know-it-all, smarty-pants, smartypants Related terms: smarty boots Translations (know-it-all): betweter [masculine] (Dutch), weetal [masculine] (Dutch), wijsneus [masculine] (Dutch), Schlaumeier [masculine] (German), 知識人 (chishikijin) (alt: ちしきじん) (Japanese), 物知り (monoshiri) (alt: ものしり) (Japanese), インテリ (interi) (Japanese), 지식인 (jisigin) (alt: 知識人) (Korean), palatao [slang] (Malay), всезнайка (vseznajka) [feminine] (Russian)

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