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smartling en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

From smart + -ling.

Meanings

  1. One who is smart, shrewd, or clever; a smart-aleck.
    • He determined that he would not hold up his honest admiration of his friend for the amusement of these smartlings. 1903, William Rheem Lighton, The ultimate moment:
    • The serious illness of Archbishop Corrigan of the New York Catholic diocese, has led a lot of newspaper smartlings to predict, with apparent mournfulness, that he might recover but for his "advanced age." 1902, James Hoyt, Seen & heard by Megargee - Volume 2, Part 2 - Page 565:
    • And Smartlings think it Wit to play the Fool, [...] 1738, Stephen Duck, Poems on several occasions:
    • And smartlings think it witty to blaspheme [...] 1773, The Gentleman's magazine, volume 3, page 262:

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smartling en · VERB · etymology 2

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, present) present participle of smartle
    form of smartle