different between smartass vs brainiac

English

Alternative forms

• smart ass
• smart arse (UK, AU, NZ)

Pronunciation

Noun

smartass (plural smartasses)

1. (slang) One who is particularly insolent, who tends to make snide remarks or jokes.

   Lots of luck, smartass.

Synonyms

• smart aleck
• smart-aleck
• smart alec
• smart-alec

Translations

Adjective

smartass (not comparable)

1. (slang) Related to or characteristic of a smartass.

   I have had quite enough of your smartass remarks.

Translations

Verb

smartass (third-person singular simple present smartasses, present participle smartassing, simple past and past participle smartassed)

1. (slang) To talk like a smartass, with a lot of snide remarks.
   • 2012, Storm Large, Crazy Enough: A Memoir

     I smartassed and smack-talked half of the interview, but as I relaxed a bit more and genuinely talked with them, a strange thing happened.

English

Etymology

Blend of brain +? maniac, with influence from ENIAC, the name of an early computer. The term was coined in the Superman comic book and first appeared in Action Comics #242 in July, 1958.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?e?niæk/

Noun

brainiac (plural brainiacs)

1. (slang, sometimes derogatory) A very intelligent and usually studious, erudite person.

Synonyms

• genius
• pedant
• smart-ass
• wiseguy

Antonyms

• dufus
• dumb-ass
• dumbo
• idiot
• ignoramus

Translations

Anagrams

• Cabirian, cibarian