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Princeton's WordNet
smug, self-satisfiedadjective
marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction
"a smug glow of self-congratulation"
Wiktionary
smugadjective
Irritatingly pleased with oneself; self-satisfied.
Kate looked extremely smug this morning.
Etymology: From smuk, from gesmuc, from smücken, a secondary form of smiegen; see smock.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
SMUGadjective
Nice; spruce; dressed with affectation of niceness, but without elegance.
Etymology: smuck, dress, smucken, to dress, Dutch.
There I have a bankrupt for a prodigal, who dares scarce shew his head on the Rialto; a beggar, that used to come so smug upon the mart. William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice.
He who can make your visage less horrid, and your person more smug, is worthy some good reception. Spectator.
Wikipedia
smug
Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) is an umbrella non-governmental organization based in Kampala, Uganda. In August 2022 SMUG was ordered by the Ugandan government to immediately shut down.
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smug
Smug is an adjective that describes someone who shows excessive satisfaction or pride in themselves, their achievements, or their status, often to the point of arrogance or self-importance. It typically connotes a sense of superiority and is generally viewed as a negative trait.
Webster Dictionary
Smugadjective
studiously neat or nice, especially in dress; spruce; affectedly precise; smooth and prim
Smugverb
to make smug, or spruce
Etymology: [Of. Scand. or Low German origin; cf. LG. smuck, G. schmuck, Dan. smuk, OSw. smuck, smck, and E. smock, smuggle; cf. G. schmuck ornament. See Smock.]
Wikidata
Smug
Smug is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Debrzno, within Człuchów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres north-east of Debrzno, 13 km south-west of Człuchów, and 128 km south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania. The settlement has a population of 21.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Smug
smug, adj. neat, prim, spruce: affectedly smart: well satisfied with one's self.—n. a self-satisfied person.—adj. Smug′-faced, prim or precise-looking.—adv. Smug′ly.—n. Smug′ness. [Dan. smuk, handsome; cf. Ger. schmuck, fine.]
Smug
smug, v.t. to seize without ceremony, to confiscate: (slang) to hush up.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of smug in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of smug in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of smug in a Sentence
You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye Who cheer when soldier lads march by, Sneak home and pray you’ll never know The hell where youth and laughter go.
Americans like happy history—narratives that make us look smart, brave, and exceptional. We want a history that has been cherry-picked, one that ignores our mistreatment of the weak and disfavored—a history that can be celebrated at picnics, parades, and in smug conversations. This approach to history is neither honest nor mature.
Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor're more in danger from an advancing front of smug than Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor are any sort of climate change or anything like that, because these sorts of decisions to go 100 % electric at the same time as Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor're shutting down everything that's reliable in terms of electricity production — that's just plain dangerous.
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- petulant, ufàCatalan, Valencian
- nafoukanýCzech
- eingebildet, blasiert, selbstgefällig, süffisantGerman
- αυτάρεσκοςGreek
- engreído, ufano, petulante, creídoSpanish
- omahyväinen, itseriittoinen, itsetyytyväinenFinnish
- suffisantFrench
- önelégültHungarian
- compiaciuto, autocompiaciutoItalian
- 独り善がりJapanese
- თვითკმაყოფილიGeorgian
- whakaīMāori
- zelfingenomenDutch
- selvgodNorwegian
- ਮਨਮੌਜੀPanjabi, Punjabi
- presunçoso, convencidoPortuguese
- самодовольныйRussian
- nafúkanýSlovak
- självgod, självbelåtenSwedish
- 踌躇满志Chinese
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