smarty
pronunciation
How to pronounce smarty in British English:
UK ['smɑ:tɪ]
How to pronounce smarty in American English:
US ['smɑtɪ]
Word Origin
- smarty (n.)
- "would-be witty or clever person," 1854, from smart (n.) + -y (3). Extended form smarty-pants first attested 1939.
Example
- 1. So easy to mock me , isn 't it , mr. smarty pants ?
- 2. Don 't be stupid , be a smarty , come and join the nazi party !
- 3. Supply absolute path to library file smarty .
- 4. Oh , when I come to think of it , I can see how smarty I was in those days !
- 5. But no creature anywhere can quite compare to a dancer in smarty pants .