smarty-pants
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tiˌpænts
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smarty-pants or smarty-boots (ˈsmɑːtɪˌpænts, ˈsmɑːtɪˌbuːts) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| informal (functioning as singular) a would-be clever person | |
| smarty-boots or smarty-boots | |
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Smarty-pants
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
In our smarty-pants media culture, idealism is out of style.
If this smarty-pants machine is cleverer than me then it needs to prove itself.
Smarty-pants kids would say one thing and mean another thing entirely and drive their parents mad.
Instead, it tosses brain twisters at four smarty-pants who are lured into a trap.
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