smart arse
Annoying know-it-all type
A smart arse is someone who displays their cleverness in annoying or inappropriate ways, typically through sarcastic remarks or smug corrections.
British spelling of smart ass.
The term is mildly offensive: Don't be such a smart arse.
A smart-arse comment is one designed to show off wit at someone else's expense.
Playfully disrespectful
- snarkyMockingly critical in tone
- sassyBoldly irreverent in manner
- flippantCarelessly disrespectful
- irreverentDisrespectful toward authority
cocky · smug · impudent · impertinent · brazen · insolent · mouthy · lippy
Mockingly insincere in tone
- sardonicGrimly mocking
- ironicExpressing contrary meaning
- mockingScornfully imitating or ridiculing
- satiricalMocking through exaggeration
facetious · tongue-in-cheek · witty · banter · quip · wisecrack · jibe · ribbing
Obsessive precision-seeker
- wiseacreIrritating would-be wit
- smartypantsSmugly clever person
- mansplainerMan who patronizingly over-explains
- show-offOne who flaunts
one-upper · insufferable · opinionated · nitpicker · corrector · lecturing · pontificating · overexplaining
Treating someone as inferior
- superiorHigher in rank
- snootyAffectedly superior in manner
- disdainfulShowing open contempt
- haughtyDisdainfully proud
pompous · contemptuous · dismissive · sneering · scornful · aloof · overbearing · self-important
cheeky
Playfully disrespectful
irreverent · cocky · smug · impudent · impertinent · brazen · insolent · mouthy · lippy · fresh
sarcastic
Mockingly insincere in tone
satirical · facetious · tongue-in-cheek · witty · banter · quip · wisecrack · jibe · ribbing · cutting
pedant
Obsessive precision-seeker
- wiseacreIrritating would-be wit
- smartypantsSmugly clever person
- mansplainerMan who patronizingly over-explains
show-off · one-upper · insufferable · opinionated · nitpicker · corrector · lecturing · pontificating · overexplaining · tedious
patronizing
Treating someone as inferior
- superiorHigher in rank
- snootyAffectedly superior in manner
- disdainfulShowing open contempt
haughty · pompous · contemptuous · dismissive · sneering · scornful · aloof · overbearing · self-important · holier-than-thou
smart arsestraight shooter
Forthright, blunt person
straight talker · genuine article · humble servant · salt of the earth · simple soul
smart arsesimpleton
Unintelligent person
fool · dimwit · wallflower · shrinking violet · dunce
smart, arse, smarts, smartly, smartness, smarten, smarted, smarting, smarter