smart-ass

adjective

Definition of smart-assnext
as in cute
making light of something usually regarded as serious or sacred it's easy to make smart-ass jokes about death when you're not the one who's dying

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  1. cute
  2. flippant
Adjective
  • Sherri Shepherd looks cute in polka dots to watch Tracee Ellis Ross make her Broadway debut in Every Brilliant Thing on July 16 in New York City.
    — People Staff, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
  • Meredith, New Hampshire Meredith is one of those almost unbearably cute small East Coast towns—especially in the fall, when the colors really pop.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026
Definition of cute
Adjective
  • Your method of dismissing your flippant remarks, then, is probably the next best option to silence.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
  • Chick lit was flippant and fizzy and fun, above all, as effervescent and guiltless as a vodka soda.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 4 May 2026
Definition of flippant
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“Smart-ass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smart-ass. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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