Definition of be smart

smart

adjective

• stylish, cool, well-dressed, generally good or desirable.

  Last edited on Jun 17 2003. Submitted by Dylan H. from Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK on Jun 17 2003.

• insolent or snide. See also smart ass.

  Are you being smart with me?

  Last edited on Nov 04 2010. Submitted by Allison J. on Jul 05 2008.

interjection

• to hurt.

  That smarts.

  Last edited on Nov 04 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 27 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'smart':
book smarts	Definitions include: knowledge gained from reading and studying.
smart alec	Definitions include: an insolent person; "smart ass".
smart aleck	Definitions include: an insolent person; "smart ass".
smart *ss	Definitions include: a person who replies to questions or situations satirically or in a condescending manner.
smart cookie	Definitions include: an intelligent person.
smart dog	Definitions include: a security guard at a place such as a shopping mall or college campus who is obviously not a police officer.
smart money, the	Definitions include: in a betting situation, the option most likely to win.
smarts	Definitions include: extensive knowledge of or ability in a particular topic.
street smart	Definitions include: knowledgeable about life on the streets.
street smarts	Definitions include: knowledge about life on the streets.

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