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smarty pants

To be really smart for your age or to be just really smart; often used sarcastically toward someone who acts as if they are smart or to a child who 'sasses' their parent or elder
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Jenny's 5-year-old came to her with the bottle of children's aspirin and claimed, "You only gave me two of these, but if you give me the whole bottle, I will get better real fast." Her mother said, "That's what you think, smarty pants, but they don't work that way."

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Submitted by Lwessan on March 19, 2023

Modified by TriplePurple on December 03, 2023

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