10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SMART-ALECKY»
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smart-alecky in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
smart-alecky and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
See GOOD in Index. sly • smelly smart-alecky adjective See impudent. smarten
verb See fix up at fix. smarting adjective See painful. smarty noun See smart
aleck. smarty-pants noun See smart aleck. smash verb See beat, break, clash,
crash, ...
[sar DON ik] mocking or sarcastic, bitter. She has had enough of his sardonic
observations. SYN. mocking, sarcastic, bitter, nasty, disdainful, contemptuous, '
cutting, cynical, jeering, 'smart -mouthed, 'smart-alecky, 'wise, 'wise-ass, acid,
biting.
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Merriam-Webster's Crossword Puzzle Dictionary
... 6 saloop sassy 4 bold, pert, wise 5 doggy, fresh, lippy, natty, nervy, smart 6
brazen, cheeky, dapper, spiffy, spruce, spruce 7 bandbox, doggish, forward 8
impudent, malapert, spar kish 9 audacious, unabashed 1 1 smart-alecky, well-
groomed ...
The Cowboy's characterizing Adam's behavior at their meeting in the corral as “
smart-alecky” might seem unfair – what else could Adam have said? But there is
considerable justice in his evaluation of his overall attitude. Adam's initial refusal
...
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Power to Hurt: The Virtues of Alienation
Is your narrator too smart-alecky ? ( ) Not smart-alecky enough? ( ) But Barthelme
neglected to put a questionnaire on page 522. Can it be that he is going to
encourage us to join in the dance, that he now realizes that there may be
something, ...
William Frank Monroe, 1998
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Bedtime Stories for Insomniacs:
A place where nobody locked their front doors; largely, according to some smart-
alecky kids who clearly didn't appreciate their roots, because no one had
anything worth stealing. Wholesome as all hell. Not that injustice was unheard of
in ...
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On Scrolls, Artefacts and Intellectual Property
At my smart- alecky best — or, perhaps more accurately, my smart-alecky worst
— I sarcastically remarked, 'Outsiders must still await publication of the [MMT]
commentary before they can see the text [of MMT] (unless they look at figure 8).
Timothy Lim, Hector MacQueen, Calum Carmichael, 2001
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The Office Sutras: Exercises for Your Soul at Work
When I was about nine, I wrote a letter to the editor of a magazine — okay, a
comic book; okay, a Superman comic book (ours was an intellectual household)
— and showed it to my mother. I was proud of its smart-alecky humor, but she
must ...
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The Teachers' Lounge (Uncensored): A Funny, Edgy, Poignant ...
Her boyfriend is a year older, cocky and sure of himself, armed with a smart-
alecky grin and the devil in his eye. Whenever they're together Josie is all atwitter
and giddy, as if she just can't believe her good fortune at having such a catch for
a ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SMART-ALECKY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
smart-alecky is used in the context of the following news items.
You're More Creative When You're Sarcastic, Says Study
... it seems you can tap into all sorts of creativity sitting idly in there just waiting to be put to work. So go forth and be your sarcastic, smart-alecky, creative self. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
STATE OF THE STATEHOUSE: Bear on the Run: Little love for smart …
STATE OF THE STATEHOUSE: Bear on the Run: Little love for smart-alecky visitor from Michigan. 0. Share. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn. Google+ Pinterest Email. «Newsandtribune, Jul 15»
Book review (fiction): Slow Burn
A checklist for private investigators in noir novels: courage, a checkered past, relationship issues, determination, intelligence, a smart-alecky mouth. Andy Hayes ... «Richmond Times-Dispatch, Jul 15»
Bill Virgin: Smart sensors could add to convenience — and to …
By now you've run into at least one reference to smart thermostats, refrigerators and, if the speaker is being a bit smart-alecky, toasters — household appliances ... «TheNewsTribune.com, Jun 15»
Hear an exclusive mix of The Vaccines' obsessions
Both that and their debut album – the smart-alecky titled What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? – fizzed with teenage-daydream indie-rock befitting those ... «Red Bull, May 15»
What's On TV Monday
“The Goonies themselves are an appealing bunch: There is a smart-alecky one (Corey Feldman), a mature one (Josh Brolin), a precociously responsible one ... «New York Times, Mar 15»
Kacey Musgraves follows her arrow and funny bone at State Theatre
She's smart and smart-alecky, charming and mischievous, clever and wacky. She might get you into trouble but she is quick-witted enough to get you out of the ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Feb 15»
Md. Police Liaison Fired for Smart-Alecky Facebook Post
A Maryland state employee's smart-alecky comment on Facebook about being "groped'' by prison guards has gotten him fired. Stephen Moyer, secretary of the ... «NBC4 Washington, Feb 15»
Is Naftali Bennett Gollum?
So goes the smart-alecky, unavoidable, possibly un-Jewish, and certainly controversial video released by Naftali Bennett's Jewish Home (HaBeit HaYehudi) ... «New Voices, Jan 15»
The wackier, the better, with JeeZ LaWeeZ singers
Smart-alecky, wacky and full of joy is the way people describe JeeZ LaWeeZ, a trio of 50+ Albuquerque women singers. From left are Katie Gill, Nancy Harvin ... «Albuquerque Journal, Oct 14»
