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