smile-smirk
smile-smirk · smile-smirks
An instance of smile-smirkingAn instance of smile-smirking; a combined smile and smirk.
Meaning
1 sensesAn instance of smile-smirking; a combined smile and smirk.
Origin
Compound of smile + smirk. Coined by Irish novelist and poet James Joyce in his 1922 novelCompound of smile + smirk. Coined by Irish novelist and poet James Joyce in his 1922 novel Ulysses (see quotation below).
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Forms
plural: smile-smirks| Singular | smile-smirk |
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| Plural | smile-smirks |
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