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smarty-pants

[ smahr-tee-pants ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)
  1. He's just a smarty-pants, showing off for some girls.

  2. a smart person:

    My kid is a super smarty-pants who continues to get 4s on her state exams.

  3. (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

  1. informal.
    functioning as singular a would-be clever person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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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