Smirk

Noun



 * 1) An uneven, often crooked smile that is insolent, offensively self-satisfied or scornful.

Derived terms

 * smirker
 * smirkily
 * smirkingly
 * smirky

Verb

 * 1) To smile in a way that is affected, smug, insolent or contemptuous.

Thesaurus
beam, bridle, bright smile, broad grin, crack a smile, ear-to-ear grin, fleer, gleaming smile, glowing smile, grimace, grin, grinning, idiotic grin, leer, mince, mince it, prink, sardonic grin, scornful laugh, simper, smile, smile brightly, smiling, sneer, snicker, snigger, snort, stupid grin, toothful grin

Etymology
Cf. Middle High German smielen:/smieren: ( > obsolete, rare German schmieren:).

Noun

 * Bosnian:
 * Finnish: virne, virnistys, omahyväinen hymy


 * Italian:
 * Russian: ухмылка

Verb

 * Bosnian: kesiti se
 * Bulgarian: подсмихвам се
 * Finnish: virnistää, hymyillä omahyväisesti


 * Italian:
 * Russian: ухмыляться
 * Spanish: sonreír con suficiencia

Synonyms

 * simper