Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

smartassery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: smar-tassery
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The behavior of a smartass.

Derogatory; Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"'Is that the best you can do with all your big-talk smartassery? Aspirin?' Harold stuffed his hands into his pockets and looked at her miserably, accepting the rebuke."

Etymology

From smartass + -ery.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: smartass

Usage

Questions

What does smartassery mean?: The behavior of a smartass.
Where does smartassery come from?: From smartass + -ery.

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