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Smarmy Call Smahr Mee Adjective Hypocritically Complacently Effusively Earnest

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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