smirk

Meanings

Plural: smirks

Noun

a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure
An uneven, often crooked smile that is insolent, self-satisfied, conceited or scornful.
A forced or affected smile.

Verb

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

Adj

smart; spruce; affected; simpering

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English smirken, from Old English smearcian (“to smile”), corresponding to smerian + -cian (English -k), the former element from Proto-Germanic *smarōną (“to mock, scoff at”), and the latter from Proto-Germanic *-kōną. Compare Middle High German smielen/smieren (“to smile”) ( > obsolete, rare German schmieren).

Synonyms

shit-eating grin, simper

Scrabble Score: 11

smirk is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
smirk is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
smirk is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

smirk is a valid Words With Friends word