smart-mouth

noun

often attributive

: one given to making remarks that aim for cleverness and wit but that strike others as cocky or annoying : smart aleck

smart-mouth verb

smart-mouthed

ˈ⸗ˌ⸗

adjective

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

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