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smirk

smirk [ smurk ]


noun  (plural smirks)
Definition:
 
insolent smile: an insolent smile expressing feelings such as superiority, self-satisfaction, or conceit



verb  (past and past participle smirked, present participle smirk·ing, 3rd person present singular smirks)
Definition:
 
1. intransitive verb smile insolently: to smile in an insolent, smug, or contemptuous way

2. transitive verb express something with smirk: to express something with a smirk

[ Old English smearcian "smile" < Germanic]
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