Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [smahrt as]
- /smɑrt æs/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [smahrt as]
- /smɑrt æs/
Definitions of smart-ass word
- adjective smart-ass Also, smart-assed, smartassed. characteristic of a smart ass or wise guy. 1
- noun smart-ass a wise guy; know-it-all. 1
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Origin of smart-ass
First appearance:
before 1955 One of the 4% newest English words
First recorded in 1955-60
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Smart-ass
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
smart-ass popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
Synonyms for smart-ass
adj smart-ass
- brazen — If you describe a person or their behaviour as brazen, you mean that they are very bold and do not care what other people think about them or their behaviour.
- flipper — a broad, flat limb, as of a seal or whale, especially adapted for swimming.
- hotshot — highly successful and aggressive: a hotshot lawyer; a hotshot account exec.
noun smart-ass
- know it all — a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
- know-it-all — a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
- malapert — unbecomingly bold or saucy.
- wiseacre — a person who possesses or affects to possess great wisdom.
- wiseass — Also, wise-assed. insolent; impertinent; smart-ass.
adjective smart-ass
- overbold — Excessively bold.
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