smug
To adopt an offensively self-complacent expressionTo adopt an offensively self-complacent expression.
» Tom had a smug look on his face.
Том мав самовдовлений погляд.
Meaning
4 senses(intransitive)To adopt an offensively self-complacent expression.
(obsolete, transitive)To make smug, or spruce.
(obsolete, slang, transitive)To seize; to confiscate.
(obsolete, slang, transitive)To hush up.
Examples
26 sentencesTom had a smug look on his face.
Том мав самовдовлений погляд.
Wipe that smug look off your face.
deHör auf, so süffisant dreinzublicken!
Tom had a smug smile on his face.
If you weren't so smug, you might have more friends.
Tom was very smug.
Origin
Originally "spruce, neat," from Low German smuk (“pretty”), from Middle Low German smuk (“Originally "spruce, neat," from Low German smuk (“pretty”), from Middle Low German smuk (“lithe, delicate, neat, trim”), although the g of the English word is not easily explained. The ultimate source should be Proto-West Germanic *smeugan (“to crawl, creep”).
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Forms
smugs, smugging, smugged, smuggedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle