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smirk

[smurk]
–verb (used without object)
1. to smile in an affected, smug, or offensively familiar way.
–noun
2. the facial expression of a person who smirks.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME smirken (v.), OE sme(a)rcian


smirker, noun
smirk⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
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smirk   (smûrk)   
intr.v.   smirked, smirk·ing, smirks
To smile in an affected, often offensively self-satisfied manner.
n.  An affected, often offensively self-satisfied smile.

[Middle English smirken, from Old English smercian, to smile; see smei- in Indo-European roots.]
smirk'er n., smirk'ing·ly, smirk'i·ly adv., smirk'y adj.
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