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. |