Complete Definition of "smarm"

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Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)m|-��(r)m

Noun
smarm

N. The act of expressing smugness or false earnestness.

#smarmy language or behavior

Verb
smarm

  1. intransitive To fawn, to be unctuous.
  2. transitive To address in a fawning and unctuous manner.

#*1957: He rose ... on his wife's fortune and judicious smarming of powerful people. � Lawrence Durrell, Justine

Related terms
smarmy

vi:smarm

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