English
Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)m|-��(r)m
Noun
smarm
N. The act of expressing smugness or false earnestness.
#smarmy language or behavior
Verb
smarm
- intransitive To fawn, to be unctuous.
- 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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