English

Alternative forms

• smerk

Noun

A smirk.

smirk ‎(plural smirks)

1. An uneven, often crooked smile that is insolent, self-satisfied or scornful.
2. A forced or affected smile; a simper.
   • Sir Walter Scott

     The bride, all smirk and blush, had just entered.

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Verb

smirk ‎(third-person singular simple present smirks, present participle smirking, simple past and past participle smirked)

1. To smile in a way that is affected, smug, insolent or contemptuous.

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• simper
• ****-eating grin (vulgar)

Adjective

smirk ‎(comparative more smirk, superlative most smirk)

1. (obsolete) smart; spruce; affected; simpering
   • Spenser

     So smirk, so smooth.