单词 | clever-sides |
释义 | > as lemmasclever-sides clever-sides n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > would-be clever person > [noun] clever-boots1847 smarty1847 smart alec1864 clever-clogs1866 clever-sides1886 clever Dick1895 wise guy1896 wisenheimer1904 smarty-pants1935 quiz kid1940 smart apple1940 smarty-boots1950 smart-ass1958 slick1959 clever-sticks1964 smart-arse1965 wise-ass1971 1886 H. Baumann Londinismen 27/1 Clever shins, Schülersprache: Schlauberger. 1951 E. Partridge Dict. Slang (ed. 4) Add. Cleversides, schoolchildren's (..mainly North Country) coll[oquial]: synonym, often ironical, of clever person: late C. 19–20. 1959 I. Opie & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolchildren x. 179 A clever boy is most often styled a ‘clever-dick’, or, less frequently: brainy pup..cleverguts, cleverpot, cleversides, cleversticks..know-all. < as lemmas |
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