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Smarmy Call Smahr Mee Adjective Hypocritically Complacently Effusively Earnest

Smarmy is an adjective describing someone who is hypocritically earnest, unctuous, or sleek.

Smarmy is an adjective describing someone who is hypocritically earnest, unctuous, or sleek.

Front smarmy \SMAHR-mee\
Back adjective
1. Hypocritically, complacently, or effusively earnest; unctuous.
2. Sleek.

[From smarm, to smear.]

"But `weasel' lives on as a synonym for that subspecies of Hollywood gentry, the entertainment industry executive, conjuring up a whole host of smarmy tassel-shoe traits." - Richard Conniff, You can call him `cute' or you can call him `hungry', Smithsonian, Feb 1997.

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