clever dick
clever dick · clever dicks
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A person who annoyingly tries too hard to impress with their clevernessA person who annoyingly tries too hard to impress with their cleverness.
Meaning
1 senses(UK, informal)A person who annoyingly tries too hard to impress with their cleverness.
Schlaumeier
More definitions
- an intellectual who is ostentatiously and irritatingly knowledgeable
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
someone who considers they know everything and tries to impress with this:
Forms
plural: clever dicks| Singular | clever dick |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- an intellectual who is ostentatiously and irritatingly knowledgeable:clever clogs
See also
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