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smarted off

smarted off is the simple past and past participle of smart off.

Meaning of smart off

Verb

smart off (third-person singular simple present smarts off, present participle smarting off, simple past and past participle smarted off)

  1. (intransitive, slang) To show disrespect verbally; to smartmouth.
    • He despised being away from the rest of the student body and would occasionally act out in defiance by smarting off or by being uncooperative.2002, Ken Lockette, "Surviving the Soviet Legacy, in A World of Teaching: Personal Journeys Through the World's English-Speaking Classrooms, eds. John A. Hansen, Evan M. Smith, page 44

Questions about smarted off

What is smarted off the simple past and past participle of?
Smarted off is the simple past and past participle of smart off.

Words near smarted off in the dictionary

  1. smartbooks
  2. smartcard
  3. smartcards
  4. smartdust
  5. smarted
  6. smarted off
  7. smarten
  8. smarten up
  9. smartened
  10. smartened up
  11. smartening

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