smart alecnoun [ C ]
also smart aleck uk/ˌsmɑːt ˈæl.ɪk/us/ˌsmɑːrt ˈæl.ɪk/informalsomeone who tries to appear clever or who answers questions in a clever way that annoys other people
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Showing arrogance and conceit
- (as) proud as Lucifer idiom
- a cut above idiom
- airs and graces idiom
- arrogant
- as if you owned the place idiom
- brash
- cocksure
- egocentric
- egoistic
- egotistic
- get on your high horse idiom
- haughty
- overbearing
- preen
- proudly
- put on the dog idiom
- revolve
- revolve around sb/sth
- self-appointed
- snotty
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