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smarmy

[ smahr-mee ]

adjective

smarmier, smarmiest.
  1. excessively or unctuously flattering, ingratiating, servile, etc.:

    the emcee with the smarmy welcome.



smarmy

/ ˈ²õ³¾É‘˳¾Éª /

adjective

  1. informal.
    obsequiously flattering or unpleasantly suave
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ³¾²¹°ù³¾¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
  • ˈ²õ³¾²¹°ù³¾¾±±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ³¾²¹°ù³¾î€ƒi·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of smarmy1

1905–10; smarm, variant of dial. smalm to smear, make slick (< ?) + -y 1
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Levi plays Scott as somewhat smarmy and disingenuous — it’s hard to feel for this guy when he seems absolutely clueless about his own kids.

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“Opus†is a knife in his own back, a dig on the smarmy relationship between press and talent.

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Williams wants to impress upon folks that he is an iconoclast, and it comes off as smarmy.

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“Whatever I do, I do for America,†he intones with smarmy conviction.

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The actor is also known for playing a meta-version of himself in “Don’t Trust the B— in Apartment 23,†where he’s a smarmy has-been nicknamed “The Beek From the Creek.â€

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