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- 1. irritating on account of behaving as if one knows everything: informal "smart-arsed corporate lawyers"
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SMART-ARSE definition: someone who is always trying to seem more clever than other people in a way that is annoying: . Learn more.
The meaning of SMART-ARSE is a person who says things that are clever or funny but that are also disrespectful or rude. How to use smart-arse in a sentence.
smart-arse meaning: someone who is always trying to seem more clever than other people in a way that is annoying: . Learn more.
If you describe someone as a smart arse, you dislike the fact that they think they are very clever and like to show everyone this. [ informal , rude , disapproval ] Nobody likes a smart arse.
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word smart-arse. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in Australian English, British English, and New Zealand English.
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective smart-arsed. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in Australian English, British English, and New Zealand English.
Sep 12, 2016 · smart - arsed (not comparable) ( informal) having the irritating qualities of a smart arse, with a know-it-all attitude. Categories: English lemmas. English adjectives. English uncomparable adjectives. English multiword terms. English informal terms.