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Smarts vs Smarms - What's the difference?

smarts | smarms |

As verbs the difference between smarts and smarms

is that smarts is third-person singular of smart while smarms is third-person singular of smarm.

As nouns the difference between smarts and smarms

is that smarts is intelligence; smartness while smarms is plural of lang=en.

smarts

English

Verb

(head)
  • (smart)

    • Noun

    (en-plural noun)
  • (informal, chiefly, US) intelligence; smartness
  • * 1981 , Philip K. Dick, Valis , ISBN 0-553-20594-3, p. 36
    • A lot can be said for the infinite mercies of God, but the smarts of a good pharmacist, when you get down to it, is worth more.
  • * 2007 , Fern Michaels, Free Fall , page 142
  • *:"Guess that was a stupid question. Either you're smart or you're not. I am not book smart but I have street smarts'. I think street ' smarts are important.

    • smarms

    English

    Noun

    (head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (smarm)