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Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Smirk

/smẽrk/ · IPA /smɝk/
01 v. i. To smile in an affected or conceited manner; to smile with affected complaisance; to simper.
imp. & p. p. Smirked; p. pr. & vb. n. Smirking
  1. 1.
    To smile in an affected or conceited manner; to smile with affected complaisance; to simper.
02 n. A forced or affected smile; a simper.
  1. 1.
    A forced or affected smile; a simper.
    “The bride, all smirk and blush, had just entered.” — Sir W. Scott.
03 a. Nice,; smart; spruce; affected; simpering.
  1. 1.
    Nice,; smart; spruce; affected; simpering.