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  • noun informal The behaviour of a smartass.

Etymologies

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smartass +β€Ž -ery

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Examples

  • I don't know if they're real, but these wisecracks (heh, I said "cracks") do give me a level of smartassery to aspire to for the day I have a massive tube stuck into my butt:

    Archive 2009-06-14 Tyler 2009

  • I'm not sure when I first came across Ted May's work -- it was probably with It Lives -- but I remember being delighted with his sly blend of rock and roll, monster mania, superheroics, and adolescent smartassery, all delivered with a wink and a nod.

    Is the ship sinking? A short chat with Ted May | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment 2009

  • I don't know if they're real, but these wisecracks (heh, I said "cracks") do give me a level of smartassery to aspire to for the day I have a massive tube stuck into my butt:

    Warning: Reading this may make you involuntarily clench your buttcheeks Tyler 2009

  • I would defend philosophy, though - there are places where they think the world exists, and that philosophy is not just an exercise in words and smartassery.

    University Challenged juliette 2009

  • A pretty tense and ultimately disappointing game was made far more enjoyable listening to the smartassery flying through the air.

    Sons of Steve Garvey 2010

  • And for coining my new favorite term, "smartassery."

    Sons of Steve Garvey 2010

  • It's in panel form and posted to the web, so I'm going to call it a webcomic, although you could also call it an exercise in crowdsourced smartassery.

    Wired Top Stories Lore Sj 2010

  • I see a lot of truth in Yaakov Watkins 'characterization of Littwin as a "political gossip columnist," but, given his apparent inability to focus his smartassery at Democratic foolishness, I have to stand pat with my own assessment: toady.

    Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local 2009

  • A good time was had by all who were in earshot of my smartassery .....

    TravelPod.com Recent Updates 2008

  • It’s also not a Robert Downey, Jr. romp of charisma and smartassery (I have to admit, I was worried Downey would be reprising his super-likable characters from Iron Man and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang in this titular role.)

    Movie Review: Sherlock Holmes » Scene-Stealers 2009

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