Clever Dick (Noun)
Meaning
An intellectual who is ostentatiously and irritatingly knowledgeable.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- He was a clever dick who always had to correct everyone else's grammar and pronunciation.
- The professor was a clever dick who loved to show off his vast knowledge of obscure literary references.
- My brother is such a clever dick, always spouting off about the latest scientific discoveries and expecting everyone to be impressed.
- The clever dick in the office always had to one-up everyone else's ideas and make them sound stupid.
- At the dinner party, the clever dick guest dominated the conversation with his pretentious remarks about art and philosophy.