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a smart-arse
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a smart-arse  (British very informal) also a smart-ass (American very informal)
someone who is always trying to seem more clever than everyone else in a way that is annoying OK, smart-arse, do you have a better idea? (British very informal)


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It looks as if nine reindeer are no match for a profoundly irritating cat, and a smart-ass donkey.
Byline: DEREK McGOVERN EVERYONE hates a smart-ass, and I'm no different - unless the smartass in question happens to be me.
 
 
 
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