To be "too smart by half" (also common is "too clever by half") is to be too smart for one's own good, meant either literally or ironically. As an idiom, it is usually sarcastic. The phrase has a wide range of potential uses; for instance, it can mean:
1.) Something so complex that it's self-obfuscating.
2.) A seemingly clever action that is in fact foolish.
3.) Logically accepting something as necessary that isn't.
4.) Overanalysis.
5.) Elitism (see ivory tower).
1.) Something so complex that it's self-obfuscating.
2.) A seemingly clever action that is in fact foolish.
3.) Logically accepting something as necessary that isn't.
4.) Overanalysis.
5.) Elitism (see ivory tower).
--"Those Harvard scholars are too smart by half."
--"What a dumb idea; I tell you, that guy is too smart by half."
--"What a dumb idea; I tell you, that guy is too smart by half."
by GBAAD April 22, 2006
Pauly D from the Jersey Shore: "If you look up 'too much swag' in the dictionary, you'll see a big picture of my face."
by Anonymuslolololol February 05, 2012
Person 1: Lets go smoke some pot
Person 2: NO, thats the stupidest idea...
Person 1: Come on life is too short
Person 2: NO, thats the stupidest idea...
Person 1: Come on life is too short
by Shizzlator February 05, 2006
The massive Trump 2020 presidential election loss that must be demonstrated in order to preclude any meaningful chance of legal challenge.
Every eligible citizen MUST get out and vote. This one's gotta be too big to rig and too real to steal.
by YAWA October 12, 2020
Mr. Me Too is a slang coined by the hip-hop group, The Clipse. The Clipse defines Mr. Me Too as: the person that sits there and examines your style and takes a piece of it. It addresses the competitive dude on the street who, when you get this or that they're like, 'Me too.' Essentially, they hawk your style.
by Jarvis to the March 23, 2006
A way to mock the overused #metoo movement, mostly used by libtard feminists who consider even a simple compliment by a white male as harassment.
Damn, I gave Katie a compliment about how nice her new sneakers looked and she flipped out on me and said I was harassing her. I bet she took to Twitter and Facebook to join the hashtag and the her too's.
by pctv guy August 21, 2018
by TheBear311 December 04, 2007