smartass

See also: smart-ass and smart ass

English

Alternative forms

smart ass
smart arse (UK, AU, NZ)

Etymology

smart +‎ -ass

Pronunciation

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Noun

smartass (plural smartasses)

(slang) One who is particularly insolent, who tends to make snide remarks or jokes.
Lots of luck, smartass.

Synonyms

smart aleck
smart-aleck
smart alec
smart-alec

Translations

one who is particularly insolent

Chinese:
Mandarin: 自作聰明的人／自作聪明的人 (zh) (zìzuòcōngmíng de rén), 自以為是的人／自以为是的人 (zh) (zìyǐwéishì de rén)
Finnish: viisastelija (fi), neropatti (fi) (besserwisser)
French: gonflé (fr) m, plaisantin (fr) m, blagueur (fr) m, farceur (fr) m
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
German: Klugscheißer (de) m, Klugscheißerin (de) f, Besserwisser (de) m, Besserwisserin (de) f, spitze Zunge f, boßhafte Zunge f, Lästermaul (de) n
Greek: εξυπνάκιας (el) m (exypnákias), ξερόλας (el) m (xerólas) (slang)
Hebrew: חכמולוג‎ (he)
Indonesian: sok pintar, sok tahu
Italian: smargiasso (it) m, fanfarone (it) m, gradasso (it) m
Japanese: 自惚れ屋 (うぬぼれや, unuboreya), うぬぼれ屋 (うぬぼれや, unuboreya)
Korean: please add this translation if you can
Macedonian: се́знајко m (séznajko)
Portuguese: espertalhão (pt) m
Romanian: please add this translation if you can
Russian: у́мник (ru) m (úmnik), всезна́йка (ru) m or f (vseznájka)

Adjective

smartass (not comparable)

(slang) Related to or characteristic of a smartass.
I have had quite enough of your smartass remarks.

Translations

related to or characteristic of a smartass

Finnish: näsäviisas (fi)
Italian: insolente (it), impertinente (it), irriguardoso, arrogante (it)
Spanish: burlón (es)

Verb

smartass (third-person singular simple present smartasses, present participle smartassing, simple past and past participle smartassed)

(slang) To talk like a smartass, with a lot of snide remarks.
- 2012, Storm Large, Crazy Enough: A Memoir
  I smartassed and smack-talked half of the interview, but as I relaxed a bit more and genuinely talked with them, a strange thing happened.