单词 | smartism |
释义 | smartismn. rare. Smartness of speech, wittiness; (also) a smart or witty saying. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > [noun] > instance of crank1594 wits, fits, and fancies1595 jerk1598 quirk1600 tongue-squib1628 dictery1632 repartee1637 quip1645 good thing1671 bon mot1735 a play on (also upon) words1761 sally1781 wordplay1794 southboarda1805 mot1813 smartism1830 1830 Fraser's Mag. 1 236 Talking endless smartisms of wearisome wit. 1834 Oxf. Univ. Mag. 1 39 The self-complacent smartism of the satirist. 1926 Drama Dec. 87/1 A posture of aloof superiority which he may accentuate by treasuring and repeating smartisms concerning it. 1984 Washington Post (Nexis) 17 July d1 Back at Lake Tahoe, Kaplan was..exchanging smartisms with Ferraro. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1830 |
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