as in wiseacres
a person who likes to show off in a clever but annoying way
think so, smarty? Well, you're wrong, and I can prove it!
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Recent Examples of smarties
Agnes came from a family of smarties.
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Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smarties
wise guys
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The wise guys already view Denver suspiciously, casting them with the 12th-best odds to reach the Super Bowl next February.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
1 Feb. 2026
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Framing wise guys on murder charges for Whitey Bulger, looking the other way on a gangland hit by a BPD detective in Canton in 1976, the list of scandals is too great to even list them all.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Smarties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smarties. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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