smartass

See also: smart-ass and smart ass

English

Alternative forms

• smart ass
• smart arse (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth)

Etymology

From smart +‎ -ass.

Pronunciation

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Noun

smartass (plural smartasses)

1. (mildly vulgar) Synonym of know-it-all, an obnoxious clever person or a person making obnoxious efforts to seem clever by acting or behaving as if they know everything.
2. (mildly vulgar) An insolent person, especially one who makes snide remarks.

   Lots of luck, smartass.

3. (vulgar) A redditor.

Synonyms

• smart aleck

Translations

one who is particularly insolent

Chinese: Mandarin: 自作聰明的人 / 自作聪明的人 (zh) (zìzuòcōngmíng de rén), 自以為是的人 / 自以为是的人 (zh) (zìyǐwéishì de rén) Finnish: viisastelija (fi), neropatti (fi) (besserwisser) French: gonflé (fr) m, plaisantin (fr) m, blagueur (fr) m, farceur (fr) m Georgian: please add this translation if you can German: Klugscheißer (de) m, Klugscheißerin (de) f, Besserwisser (de) m, Besserwisserin (de) f, spitze Zunge f, boßhafte Zunge f, Lästermaul (de) n Greek: εξυπνάκιας (el) m (exypnákias), ξερόλας (el) m (xerólas) (slang) Hebrew: חכמולוג (he) Indonesian: sok pintar, sok tahu Italian: smargiasso (it) m, fanfarone (it) m, gradasso (it) m Japanese: 自惚れ屋 (うぬぼれや, unuboreya), うぬぼれ屋 (うぬぼれや, unuboreya) Korean: please add this translation if you can Macedonian: се́знајко m (séznajko) Portuguese: espertalhão (pt) m Romanian: please add this translation if you can Russian: у́мник (ru) m (úmnik), всезна́йка (ru) m or f (vseznájka) Spanish: inteligentón m, sabiondo (es) m, sabihondo (es) m Tagalog: pilosopo Thai: อวดรู้ (th), แสนรู้ Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

Adjective

smartass (not comparable)

1. (slang) Related to or characteristic of a smartass; irritatingly clever or smug.
   • 2019, Abby Chava Stein, Becoming Eve, Seal Press, page 64:

     "That is heresy!" Reb Shimon exclaimed, and then added, "Where do you get such smartass opinions?"

   I have had quite enough of your smartass remarks.

Translations

related to or characteristic of a smartass

Finnish: näsäviisas (fi) Italian: insolente (it), impertinente (it), irriguardoso, arrogante (it) Spanish: burlón (es), goyo, sabiondo (es), sabihondo (es)

Verb

smartass (third-person singular simple present smartasses, present participle smartassing, simple past and past participle smartassed)

1. (slang) To talk like a smartass, with a lot of snide remarks.
   • 2012, Storm Large, Crazy Enough: A Memoir‎:

     I smartassed and smack-talked half of the interview, but as I relaxed a bit more and genuinely talked with them, a strange thing happened.