clever Dick

clever Dick
noun
an intellectual who is ostentatiously and irritatingly knowledgeable
• Syn: ↑clever clogs
• Hypernyms: ↑intellectual, ↑intellect

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clever clogs or clever dick noun (slang)
A person who thinks himself or herself clever
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Main Entry: ↑clever

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clever dick variant UK US
Main entry: clever clogs

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Clever Dick,
British Slang. a clever or overly clever person; know-it-all: »

Clever Dicks do indeed declare half their income, but the tax man multiplies this by four... (Punch).

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noun, pl ⋯ dicks [count]
Brit informal + disapproving : a person who is clever in a way that is annoying — called also clever clogs

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ˈclever Dick [clever Dick clever Dicks] (also ˈclever clogs) noun (both BrE, informal, disapproving)
a person who thinks they are always right or that they know everything

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I don't claim to be an expert and I certainly don't want to be a clever Dick.


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