smarty

[ smahr-tee ]

noun

, Informal

, plural smart·ies.

1. smart aleck.
2. a smart person.

smarty

/ ˈsmɑːtɪ /

noun

1. informal.
   a would-be clever person

Word History and Origins

Origin of smarty¹

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; smart + -y ²

Example Sentences

Alphabet loves to give the occasional behind-the-scenes peak at some of its X projects, and it turns out we’ve had a couple of glimpses of the Smarty Pants project.

From TechCrunch

I make a graham cracker crust that will knock the socks off any child, no matter how big of a smarty pants they are.

From Washington Post

Instead, the deflating moment came when 36–1 long shot Birdstone chased down the frontrunning Smarty Jones on the home stretch.

From The Daily Beast

In 2004, Smarty Jones—undefeated going into the race—had the benefit of a nice story.

From The Daily Beast

Republican strategists have for years skewered smarty-pants Democrats as Ivy League elitists—often with good reason.

From The Daily Beast

Ole Brer Wolf, he tuck'n year 'bout de muster, un he sech a smarty dat nothin' aint gwine do but he mus' go un see w'at dey doin'.

From Project Gutenberg

The way I'd put it now—having read a lot more of his new-dawning—I'd say he was a little Jew smarty.

From Project Gutenberg

"You're so big and smarty," she said to him once, affectionately, pinioning his arms and looking into his eyes.

From Project Gutenberg

Well, I'll bet you can't get a chicken out of our barn 'thout our Dog gettin' you, Mr. Smarty.

From Project Gutenberg

Got taken up that time pretty short, didnt you, Miss Smarty?

From Project Gutenberg