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   Smart mouth

   /smärt mouT͟H/

   noun

   • 1. an ability or tendency to make impertinent retorts; impudence: "why do you hide behind that smart mouth all the time?"

   verb

   • 1. make impertinent remarks to someone: "he started smart-mouthing"

   Derivatives

   • 1. smart-mouthed adjective

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2. www.merriam-webster.com · dictionary · smart-mouthSmart-mouth Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of SMART-MOUTH is one given to making remarks that aim for cleverness and wit but that strike others as cocky or annoying : smart aleck.

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   What does smart mouth mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! SMART MOUTH definition: 1. If someone has or is a smart mouth, they speak to other people in a way that shows little…. Learn more.

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   What are the synonyms for smart-mouthed?

   • Synonyms for smart-mouthed: acerb, acerbic, acid, acidic, acidulous, acrid, barbed, biting, caustic, corrosive, cutting, mordant, pungent, sarcastic, sardonic, satiric (or satirical), scalding, scathing, sharp. A smart-mouthed person is quick to make sarcastic or cutting remarks.

   89 Synonyms of SMART-MOUTHED - Merriam-Webster

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   Is Mr Atkins a smart mouth?

   • Don't be a smart mouth with me! Mr. Atkins is going to get a reputation as a smart mouth. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. n. someone who makes wisecracks; a cocky person who speaks out of turn. Don’t be a smart mouth with me!

   Smart mouth - Idioms by The Free Dictionary

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4. dictionary.cambridge.org · english · smart-mouthSMART MOUTH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SMART MOUTH definition: 1. If someone has or is a smart mouth, they speak to other people in a way that shows little…. Learn more.

5. www.merriam-webster.com · dictionary · smart-mouthedSmart-mouthed Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of SMART-MOUTHED is annoyingly cocky or sarcastic in speech.

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7. idioms.thefreedictionary.com · smart+mouthSmart mouth - Idioms by The Free Dictionary

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   1. One who is sarcastic and/or speaks to others with disrespect. How dare you talk to me like that? I didn't raise you to be a smart mouth! 2. The tendency to speak in such a way. Since when did you get such a smart mouth? Don't talk back. See also: mouth, smart. Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2024 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

8. www.dictionary.com · browse · smartmouthSMARTMOUTH Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

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   Smartmouth definition: a witty or sarcastic person. See examples of SMARTMOUTH used in a sentence.

9. www.oed.com · dictionary · smart-mouth_vsmart-mouth verb - Oxford English Dictionary

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   There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb smart-mouth. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

10. www.britannica.com · dictionary · smart–mouthSmart–mouth Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    Britannica Dictionary definition of SMART–MOUTH. US, informal + disapproving. : saying rude or disrespectful things. smart-mouth comments. a bunch of smart-mouthed kids.