noun
an intellectual who is ostentatiously and irritatingly knowledgeable
• Syn: ↑clever Dick
• Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain
• 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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someone who is annoying because they are always right or because they think they are more intelligent than everyone else
Thesaurus: someone who is intelligent or well informedhyponym words used to describe intelligent or wise peoplesynonym
Variant: clever dick
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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.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.