HyperDic: clever_clogs

English > 1 sense of the expression clever clogs:
NOUNperson clever clogs, clever Dickan intellectual who is ostentatiously and irritatingly knowledgeable
English > clever clogs: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningAn intellectual who is ostentatiously and irritatingly knowledgeable.
Synonymclever Dick
RegionUnited Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great BritainA monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles
Broaderintellectual, intellectA person who uses the mind creatively

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