Definition
Someone who makes clever or witty remarks, especially to be funny or annoying; also describes acting this way.
Etymology
A combination of 'smart' (showing quick thinking) and 'ass' (a foolish person), creating a compound term in American slang by the mid-20th century.
Kelly Says
The smartass character archetype is beloved in comedy because they're brave enough to say what we're all thinking—which is why every great comedy team has one.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አስተዋፅዖ
as-te-wa-rts-so
ARالعربية
حمار ذكي
ḥimār ḏikī
CACatalà
inteligent
in-tel-ee-gent
CSČeština
chytrák
kh-ee-trahk
DEDeutsch
Klugscheißer
kloo-gshaɪs-er
ELΕλληνικά
έξυπνος
eks-ee-nos
FAفارسی
هوشیار
ho-she-yar
IDBahasa Indonesia
pintar
pin-tar
ITItaliano
furbetto
fur-bet-toh
KO한국어
똑똑하다
tto-tto-kha-da
MSBahasa Melayu
pandai
pan-dai
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောကြား
pyaw-kya
NLNederlands
slimmerik
slim-mer-ik
PLPolski
inteligentny
in-tel-i-gen-tny
PTPortuguês
espertinho
es-per-tin-yoh
RORomână
șmecher
sh-me-cher
SVSvenska
smarting
smar-ting
SWKiswahili
mjanja
mjan-ya
TAதமிழ்
புத்திசாலி
pu-thi-sa-li
TLTL
matalino
ma-ta-li-noh
TRTürkçe
akıllı
ah-kee-lee
UKУкраїнська
розумний
roz-um-niy
VITiếng Việt
thông minh
thong minh