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    smart mouth

    noun

    • 1. an ability or tendency to make impertinent retorts; impudence: "why do you hide behind that smart mouth all the time?"

    verb

    • 1. make impertinent remarks to someone: "he started smart-mouthing"

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  3. SMART MOUTH definition: 1. If someone has or is a smart mouth, they speak to other people in a way that shows little…. Learn more.

  4. The meaning of SMART-MOUTH is one given to making remarks that aim for cleverness and wit but that strike others as cocky or annoying : smart aleck.

  5. What does the verb smart-mouth mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb smart-mouth . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

  6. 1. One who is sarcastic and/or speaks to others with disrespect. How dare you talk to me like that? I didn't raise you to be a smart mouth! 2. The tendency to speak in such a way. Since when did you get such a smart mouth? Don't talk back. See also: mouth, smart. Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2024 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

  7. smartmouth in British English. (ˈsmɑːtˌmaʊθ ) noun informal. 1. a witty or sarcastic person. 2. witty or sarcastic comments. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

  8. Smartmouth definition: a witty or sarcastic person. See examples of SMARTMOUTH used in a sentence.

  9. Britannica Dictionary definition of SMART–MOUTH. US, informal + disapproving. : saying rude or disrespectful things. smart-mouth comments. a bunch of smart-mouthed kids.

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