Meanings
nounsmart arse (plural smart arses)
plural smart arses · alternative smart-arse · alternative smartarse
- CommonwealthIrelandUKidiomaticOne who is particularly flippant or insolent or tends to make snide remarks or jokes.
‘That Howard kid is a smart-arse little bugger!’
1982, Paul Radley, My Blue-Checker Corker and Me, Sydney: Fontana/Collins, page 51Synonyms: know-all, know-it-all, smart alec, smart ass, wiseacre, wise guy
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne who is particularly flippant or insolent or tends to make snide remarks or jokes.
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