Meanings
nounclever dick (plural clever dicks)
plural clever dicks
- UKinformalA person who annoyingly tries too hard to impress with their cleverness.
Synonyms: clever arse, smart aleck, Buddha, clever clogs, know-all, know-it-all, smart aleck, smart ass
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person who annoyingly tries too hard to impress with their cleverness.
More synonyms by meaning
nounan intellectual who is ostentatiously and irritatingly knowledgeable
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Translations
Dutch wijsneus
- wijsneussomeone who considers they know everything and tries to impress with this
German Schlaumeier
- Schlaumeiersomeone who considers they know everything and tries to impress with this
Māori ngutu huia, kātuarehe
- ngutu huiasomeone who considers they know everything and tries to impress with this
- kātuarehesomeone who considers they know everything and tries to impress with this
Polish mądrala, mędrek
- mądralasomeone who considers they know everything and tries to impress with this
- mędreksomeone who considers they know everything and tries to impress with this
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APA
clever dick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clever%20dick
MLA
“clever dick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clever%20dick. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clever dick,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clever%20dick.
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