smarmy

Nghĩa (Tiếng Anh)

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

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geschniegelt und gebügelt

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αυτάρεσκος

κόλακας

راضٍ عَن نَفْسِه

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Phát âm là (IPA)
/ˈsmɑː.mi/
Từ nguyên (Tiếng Anh)

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.

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