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smarty-pants
[ smahr-tee-pants ]
noun
, (used with a singular verb)
He's just a smarty-pants, showing off for some girls.
- a smart person:
My kid is a super smarty-pants who continues to get 4s on her state exams.
- (used as a mildly abusive term of address or to refer to someone with contempt):
Who invited that smarty-pants--everyone hates her!
smarty-pants
/ ˈsmɑːtɪˌbuːts; ˈsmɑːtɪˌpænts /
noun
- informal.functioning as singular a would-be clever person
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Word History and Origins
Origin of smarty-pants1
First recorded in 1915–20
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Example Sentences
Republican strategists have for years skewered smarty-pants Democrats as Ivy League elitists—often with good reason.
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