Usually means: Clever, often irritatingly sarcastic person.
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  1. smart arse: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. smart-arse: Merriam-Webster
  3. smart arse: Collins English Dictionary
  4. smart-arse: Wordnik
  5. smart arse: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. smart-arse, smart arse: Wiktionary
  7. smart-arse: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. smart-arse: English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom
  2. smart-arse, smart arse: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (smart arse)

▸ noun:  (idiomatic, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) One who is particularly flippant or insolent or tends to make snide remarks or jokes.

Similar:
smart-arse, smartarse, smartass, smart aleck, wiseass, smartmouth, smart-mouth, clever arse, wise guy, wiseacre, more...

Opposite:
humble, modest, unassuming

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Similar:
smart-arse, smartarse, smartass, smart aleck, wiseass, smartmouth, smart-mouth, clever arse, wise guy, wiseacre, more...

Opposite:
humble, modest, unassuming



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