Usually means: Clever, often irritatingly smug person.
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  1. smart-arse: Merriam-Webster
  2. smart-arse: Wordnik
  3. smart-arse: Wiktionary
  4. smart-arse: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. smart-arse, smart-arse, smart-arse: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. smart-arse: English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom
  3. smart-arse: Urban Dictionary

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noun:  (informal) Alternative form of smart arse [(idiomatic, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) One who is particularly flippant or insolent or tends to make snide remarks or jokes.]

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