noun
- people who act in an annoyingly clever or sarcastic way; know-it-alls who make smart remarks
Usage: informal; mildly offensive
Examples
- The teacher got tired of dealing with smartasses who always had sarcastic comments.
- Don’t be one of those smartasses who thinks they know everything.
- The meeting was disrupted by a few smartasses making jokes.
- She couldn’t stand working with smartasses who questioned every decision.
- The coach warned the team about being smartasses during practice.
- Those smartasses in the back row kept interrupting the presentation.