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cleverclogs

cleverclogs is the alternative spelling of clever clogs.

Meaning of clever clogs

Noun

clever clogs (plural clever clogs)

  1. (Ireland, UK, colloquial) Somebody who is rather too clever; a smart aleck; sometimes used as an epithet.
    • 'Not in itself,' said the Doctor, holding the gun at arm's length. 'But you tell me, what happens if some clever clogs gets this in his lab? Finds out how it works? The human race gets the secret of Dalek weapons. You'll all be dead by Wednesday week.'2006, Gareth Roberts, I Am a Dalek, BBC Books, page 39

Forms of cleverclogs

pluralcleverclogs

Questions about cleverclogs

What is cleverclogs the alternative spelling of?
Cleverclogs is the alternative spelling of clever clogs.

Words near cleverclogs in the dictionary

  1. clever dicks
  2. clever-clever
  3. clever-cloggery
  4. clever-sticks
  5. cleverality
  6. cleverclogs
  7. cleverer
  8. cleverest
  9. cleverish
  10. cleverishly
  11. cleverishness

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