Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A smart aleck.
  • noun A quick-witted person.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A would-be witty person; a smart.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun An obnoxiously clever or quick-witted person; a smart aleck.

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Examples

  • THIS IS JUST PERVERTED “ooh ah dance in smarty pants”?

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  • I agree completely, also because you can very easily restrict what can be used in smarty, which is handy when non-programmers have to touch it.

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  • I agree completely, also because you can very easily restrict what can be used in smarty, which is handy when non-programmers have to touch it.

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  • You are known as a smarty pants by those around you and probably have the ability to stay chill when everyone else is freaking out.

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  • You are known as a smarty pants by those around you and probably have the ability to stay chill when everyone else is freaking out.

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  • You are known as a smarty pants by those around you and probably have the ability to stay chill when everyone else is freaking out.

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  • You are known as a smarty pants by those around you and probably have the ability to stay chill when everyone else is freaking out.

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  • You are known as a smarty pants by those around you and probably have the ability to stay chill when everyone else is freaking out.

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  • Again, that predictive kind of smarty pants sort of attitude oftentimes that journalists bring to it.

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  • Someone identified as the Canadian owner of a smart car has posted details in an online forum about the terrifying ordeal his "smarty" endured.

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