Noun: bright spark
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
- Someone being or trying to be irritatingly clever; a smart alec
"The teacher grew tired of the bright spark always correcting her";
- smart-ass [N. Amer, informal], smart-arse [Brit, Cdn, informal], smarty-boots [Brit, informal], smartypants [informal], smarty [informal], smartie [informal]
Derived forms: bright sparks
See also: clever clogs [Brit, informal], clever Dick [Brit, informal], smart alec [informal], smart aleck [informal], weisenheimer [US, informal], wiseacre, wisenheimer [US, informal]