Smarty pants

Posted by Jason on January 15, 2010 at 10:39

I have always wondered the origin of many of the sayings that my mother used on me as a kid, and tonight I actually used one...

"Smarty pants"

Where did this saying come from? Why are the pants in question in the origin of this saying 'smart'? Who was being called a "smarty pants"?

• Smarty pants Smokey Stover 18/January/10
  • Smarty pants Baceseras 22/January/10