smarmy

Signification (Anglais)

1. Falsely earnest, smug, ingratiating, or pious.
2. (dated, rare) Unctuous, greasy, as hair from pomade.

Concepts

obséquieux

huileux

flagorneur

oléagineux

onctueux

autosatisfait

Synonymes

smoothtongued

fulsome

oily

oleaginous

soapy

unctuous

buttery

hypocritical

ikey

slithery

smooth

self-satisfied

simulative

slick

complacent

flattering

slippery

greasy

grimy

histrionic

Traductions

راضٍ عَن نَفْسِه

blasiert

geschniegelt und gebügelt

schmierig

selbstgefällig

süffisant

schmuck

selbstzufrieden

υποκριτικός

αυτάρεσκος

κόλακας

sudicio

untuoso

compiaciuto

راضٍ

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈsmɑː.mi/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From smarm + -y. Apparently coined by "B.R.L., of Brighton" with sense "saying treacly things which do not sound genuine" in a competition for neologisms in The Academy (London) published on 14 January 1899.