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smart·y
(smär′tē)n. pl. smart·ies Informal
1. A smart aleck.
2. A quick-witted person.
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smarty
(ˈsmɑːtɪ) orsmartie
n
informal a would-be clever person
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smart′ al`eck
(or al`ec)
(ˈæl ɪk)n. Informal.
an obnoxiously conceited and impertinent person.
[1860–65, Amer.; generic use of Aleck, nickname for Alexander]
smart′-al`eck•y, smart′-al`eck, adj.
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nounInformal. One who is obnoxiously self-assertive and arrogant:
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smarty(-pants)
n sing (inf) → Schlaumeier(in) m(f), → Schlauberger(in) m(f) (inf)
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