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smirk

[smurk] / smɜrk /
NOUN
sly smile
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The prospect of doing it again with even larger stakes brought an excited smirk to Smart’s face.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

On Chinese social media, pictures show some users sticking couplets or upside down pictures of Malfoy's signature smirk.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Cignetti, smiling through that permanent I told ya so smirk, brushed off Indiana’s new status as the No. 1 heavy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

Envy seethes behind those opaque shades and a mask-like smirk.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025

“Technically his mom did make him,” Mari said, joining with a smirk of her own.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste




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