smarty-pantsnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsmɑː.ti.pænts/us/ˈsmɑːr.t̬i.pænts/plural smarty-pants informalsomeone who wants to appear to be clever:
[ as form of address ] Okay, smarty-pants, you tell me how to do it.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
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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