My roommate said that I am too smart for my own good; What did she mean by that?

I am completely confused by your question. Fast food or politics? Is this tongue in cheek? Are you being facetious?

They are apparently being sarcastic.

@syz yes Sorry I forgot the ~ edit I added the ~ in my question.

Who knows? What context was it said in? Had you just been showing off?

Quite often when people say that they mean that a person doesn’t know when to stop being a know-it-all because it makes other people feel inadequate.

@MIlo here; I know almost everything but still had to look up the definition of “prorogued. I thought it was a potato and cheese dumpling.

Politics IS pretty much fast food. So I predict great things for you…

I think I know almost as much about some words as @gailcalled, but nowhere near as much as Milo, of course, since he’s at least bilingual. I had to look up prorogued, too, and then prorogue as a consequence of that. But otherwise I agree with @YARNLADY. If you’re just using big words, uncommon words, and contexts (such as this question) to show people what a big brain you have, then you’re working against yourself in terms of likability, if you’re interested in that.

^^^ OP is Canadian and thus referring only to parliament. Meanwhile in Canada

Or, to be specific

Great question, @tenureandandlemons A smart person can show their brilliance and pay a king’s ransom for it. A wise person can be brilliant and use that brilliance to collect a king’s ransom.

That said, “You’re too smart for your own good.” often means “You’re smarter than me, and I don’t like knowing that.” Develop the wisdom to learn what they mean. It will serve you well whether you sell burgers or political platforms.

@gailcalled (Milo) That would be a pierogi, silly!