Usually means: Know-it-all, often annoyingly smug.
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▸ noun:  (informal, chiefly British) A person who annoyingly tries too hard to impress with their cleverness.

Similar:
clever clogs, smart aleck, smart ass, smartass, smart arse, know-all, smarty, swot, slaphead, pedant, more...

Opposite:
dullard, simpleton, dimwit, idiot, moron

Types:
know-it-all, smarty-pants, wise guy, show-off, brainiac, intellectual, genius, prodigy, more...

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Similar:
clever clogs, smart aleck, smart ass, smartass, smart arse, know-all, smarty, swot, slaphead, pedant, more...

Opposite:
dullard, simpleton, dimwit, idiot, moron

Types:
know-it-all, smarty-pants, wise guy, show-off, brainiac, intellectual, genius, prodigy, more...



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