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smartass
noun 2adj 1verb 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
arrogant, enough
VERB + SMARTASS
get, go
SMARTASS + NOUN
opinions
ADV.
again, such
Definitions
noun
1
Synonym of know-it-all, an obnoxious clever person or a person making obnoxious efforts to seem clever by acting or behaving as if they know everything.
2
An insolent person, especially one who makes snide remarks.
Lots of luck, smartass.
adj
1
Related to or characteristic of a smartass; irritatingly clever or smug.
I have had quite enough of your smartass remarks.
"That is heresy!" Reb Shimon exclaimed, and then added, "Where do you get such smartass opinions?"
verb
1
To talk like a smartass, with a lot of snide remarks.
I smartassed and smack-talked half of the interview, but as I relaxed a bit more and genuinely talked with them, a strange thing happened.
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501
Lots of luck, smartass.
Wiktionary02
I have had quite enough of your smartass remarks.
Wiktionary03
"That is heresy!" Reb Shimon exclaimed, and then added, "Where do you get such smartass opinions?"
Wiktionary04
I smartassed and smack-talked half of the interview, but as I relaxed a bit more and genuinely talked with them, a strange thing happened.
Wiktionary05
Here we go: an arrogant smartass again.
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