smarmy
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For six seasons on “Better Call Saul,” AMC’s hit prequel spinoff to “Breaking Bad” that told the backstory of Walter White’s smarmy lawyer Saul Goodman a.k.a.
From Los Angeles Times
Twenty-three years of a smug, smarmy host, and a bunch of sportswriters desperate for sound bites and attention.
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In addition, the artist comes off as smarmy and contentious at times, belying his “holy man” persona and populist vibe.
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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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