clever clogs
clever clogs · clever clogs
Somebody who is rather too cleverSomebody who is rather too clever; a smart aleck; sometimes used as an epithet.
Meaning
1 senses(Ireland, UK, colloquial)Somebody who is rather too clever; a smart aleck; sometimes used as an epithet.
Schlaumeier, Schlauberger, Neunmalkluger
More definitions
- an intellectual who is ostentatiously and irritatingly knowledgeable
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
aleck:
Forms
plural: clever clogsSynonyms
13 synonymsBuddhaclever dickknow-allknow-it-allsmart alecksmart asssmartysmarty pantswiseacrewiseasswisenheimerwise-ass
Close in meaning
- an intellectual who is ostentatiously and irritatingly knowledgeable:clever Dick
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedclever-cloggery