smart-assed

adjective

Definition of smart-assednext
as in cute
making light of something usually regarded as serious or sacred smart-assed collegians making jokes at the expense of devout churchgoers

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  1. cute
  2. flippant
  3. playful
Adjective
  • The kids were very cute & the crates were very broken.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
  • In the coach’s fourth season, the Dolphins need to get less cute and tougher on the ground.
    Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of cute
Adjective
  • The fact that she was sent home first (and met her elimination with a characteristically flippant and dismissive attitude).
    EW.com, EW.com, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The five words that make up the album title aren't random or flippant.
    Melonee Hurt, The Tennessean, 16 May 2024
Definition of flippant
Adjective
  • Photo: Nadav Kander for New York Magazine What Chained for Life did through its playful deconstruction of exploitation movies, A Different Man does in more structural ways.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Demure and Mindful At Liam's Den & Bubble Bar inside the Grand Canal Shoppes at the Venetian Resort inside the Palazzo Tower in Las Vegas, this cocktail is light, playful, and sweet with just the right level of tang — much like romance.
    Aly Walansky, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Definition of playful
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