smart arse en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, idiomatic) One who is particularly flippant or insolent or tends to make snide remarks or jokes.
‘That Howard kid is a smart-arse little bugger!’
1982, Paul Radley, My Blue-Checker Corker and Me, Sydney: Fontana/Collins, page 51:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| smart arses | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| smart-arse | alternative | lexicographic | |
| smartarse | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
smart alec · know-all · wiseacre · smart ass · know-it-all · wise guy