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smartassery en · NOUN

Etymology

From smartass + -ery.

Meanings

  1. (derogatory, slang, uncountable, vulgar) The behavior of a smartass.
    • 'Is that the best you can do with all your big-talk smartassery? Aspirin?' Harold stuffed his hands into his pockets and looked at her miserably, accepting the rebuke. 1978, Stephen King, The Stand: