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单词 smarty-pants
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smarty-pants

noun

ˈsmär-tē-ˌpan(t)s How to pronounce smarty-pants (audio)
plural smarty-pants
informal
: smart aleck, know-it-all
"If you give people the impression you're a smarty-pants, that's no good for sure." Al Gore
Choosing books for picky friends can be humbling. There's always one smarty-pants who has read not only the gift book but everything else in the author's oeuvre. Marilyn Stasio
Even the smartest of smarty-pants couldn't have answered all four of those "gotcha" foreign-policy questions. Jonathan Alter
smarty-pants adjective
… a veneer of smarty-pants condescension. Ron Powers
Every musical genre has its smarty-pants jokesters, and alternative rock is no exception. Entertainment Weekly

Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

smarty-pants 1 of 2

adjective

as in cute
making light of something usually regarded as serious or sacred your smarty-pants comments aren't helping matters any

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • cute
  • wiseass
  • smart
  • smart-ass
  • playful
  • wise
  • smart-assed
  • flippant
  • smart-aleck
  • facetious
  • smart-alecky
  • flip
  • inappropriate
  • pert
  • mischievous
  • sassy
  • cocky
  • rude
  • impudent
  • casual
  • cheeky
  • waggish
  • saucy
  • impish
  • frivolous
  • flighty
  • roguish
  • impertinent
  • glib
  • fresh
  • disrespectful
  • thoughtless
  • breezy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • earnest
  • sincere
  • serious
  • sober
  • solemn
  • grave
  • somber
  • sombre
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smarty-pants

2 of 2

plural noun

as in wiseass
a person who likes to show off in a clever but annoying way I don't need to hear from some smarty-pants second-guesser that the theme for the party is all wrong

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • wiseass
  • smarty
  • wiseacre
  • wisenheimer
  • smartie
  • smart aleck
  • wise guy
  • smart alec
  • hotshot
  • know-it-all
  • weisenheimer
  • know-all
  • wisecracker
  • show-off
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