Put down and Smart

Put down

Put down verb - To express scornfully one's low opinion of.

Smart and put down are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Smart" instead an adjective "Put down".

Smart

Smart adjective - Being strikingly neat and trim in style or appearance.

Put down and smart are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Put down" instead an adjective "Smart".

Nearby Words: smarten, smartness, smartly

Both terms in one sentence

  • Inferiority Superiority Complex This seems to be a recurring theme in Paperinik's stories: Paperinika, Paperinik's Distaff Counterpart, was born of Daisy being unable to take being put down for being female when she's just as smart if not more than Donald.
  • Radio / The Ricky Gervais Show Comic Trio: Ricky is the bossy one, Karl is the idiot (albeit more contrary than the classic model), and Steve is The Smart Guy who tries to mediate but is constantly put down.
  • Music / The Beatles Insult Backfire: All four were skilled at giving smart-assed answers to criticism, but Paul may have achieved the crowning moment at a 1966 press conference:Reporter: In a recent article, Time magazine put down pop music.
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