BRIGHT (clever)
ADJECTIVES
19C.. ► QUICK ON THE BUZZER bright, intelligent, quick to act → sl.
1808 ► QUICK ON THE TRIGGER bright, intelligent, quick to act → sl.
1821 ► SMART AS A STEEL-TRAP extremely clever and bright; very sharp and shrewd; intellectually alert, quick-witted → Amer. dial.
1862 ► QUICK ON THE DRAW bright, intelligent, quick to act → sl.
L19.. ► SAVVY bright, knowledgeable, aware
1999 ► CLUEY bright, intelligent, well-informed → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
NOUNS, PERSON
1772 ► BUTTON a bright, cheeky, or cute person, typically a child; also, a person who lacks experience or skill; a novice → colloq.
1905 ► COOT a bright child → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1998 ► MOMZER a bright child → sl., New York usage (Bk.)
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