Meaning of clever-clever | Babel Free

Definitions

Showily or ostentatiously clever.

derogatory

Examples

“The difference between clever-clever talk⟳ and the appearance of a real awareness is desperately fine, and I do not guarantee⟳ to be right in my diagnosis every time.”

“You used to know⟳ where you stood with musicals. There were the old traditionals with scores by Rodgers and Hammerstein; the clever-clever shows with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; and the bombastic 'supermusicals', with sub-operatic numbers.”

“England have⟳ tried a couple of clever-clever short corners tonight, and both of them have⟳ ended in total farce. England have⟳ many strengths, but clever-clever is not an option in their back pocket.”

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