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(n)
A foolish, frivolous, self-conscious, or affected smile; a smirk.
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A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth.
A facial expression where one slightly raises one corner of the upper lip, generally indicating scorn.
An instance of smile-smirking; a combined smile and smirk.
(informal) A work or event featuring a great deal of smirking or smugness.
(idiomatic, vulgar) A broad smile indicating self-awareness that may suggest self-satisfaction, smugness, discomfort, or embarrassment.
The wrinkling of the brows or face in frowning; the expression of displeasure, sullenness, or discontent in the countenance; an angry frown.
A contorted facial expression, often expressing contempt or pain.
(chiefly UK, Ireland) A partly suppressed or broken laugh.
A derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach.
(adj)
Contemptful, mocking.
Someone who smiles.
The act of giving a scowl.
an attitude or expression of mocking irreverence and sarcasm.
The act of making a grimace.
A mocking remark or reflection.
An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.
A frown, a scowl; an angry or sullen look.
(vulgar) Synonym of shit-eating grin.
Something that has an oblique or slanted position.
(anatomy) The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.
The act of one who scoffs; derision; mockery.
A scornful or mocking remark; a jeer or mockery.
(obsolete) A sneer; a flout.
The act of scoffing; mockery.
A mocking utterance.
A wrinkling of the forehead with the eyebrows brought together, typically indicating displeasure, severity, or concentration.
A laugh line
(euphemistic, rare) A shit-eating grin.
(dialect) Suppressed or sly laughter; snigger.
Any open-mouthed expression.
The act of one who snickers.
(uncountable) Zest or vitality.
One who simpers.
(rare) A chuckle; a snicker.
(UK, colloquial) An impudent person.
(slang) Alternative form of smack (“the drug heroin”). [A distinct flavor, especially if slight.]
(informal) The behaviour of a smartass.
A facetious or insulting remark; a jeer, a taunt.
Someone who makes or sells cheese.
A snide remark or utterance.
A pursing of the lips.
The act of one who sniggers.
A signature laugh associated with villains in films and acting, sometimes represented as muahahaha or bwahaha.
(informal) A habitually grumpy or complaining person.
(obsolete) A buffoon.
A stifled or broken laugh.
A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort or comeback; a gibe.
A significant side glance; a glance expressive of some passion, as malignity, amorousness, etc.; a sly or lecherous look.
(US) Backtalk, cheek, sarcasm.
A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.
A soft neighing sound characteristic of a horse.
The behavior of a smart aleck.
(uncountable) Use of acerbic language to mock or convey contempt, often using verbal irony and (in speech) often marked by overemphasis and sneering.
(informal) A kiss, especially that which is on the cheek.
Confidence, pride.
The act by which someone winces; a grimace.
A disagreeable, irritable or sullen mood; surliness.
An expression in which the eyes are partly closed.
(usually in the plural) Either of the two skin folds that run from each side of the nose to the corners of the mouth.
A common, firm, round fruit produced by a tree of the genus Malus.
A slope; an incline, inclination.
The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention.
The act of one who simpers.
A pout, especially as expressing mock-annoyance or flirtatiousness.
A blow with the side of something, such as the side of car that is changing lanes incautiously.
A witty or sarcastic comment or quip.
(informal) A stream of saliva from a person's mouth.
A partial mouthful, enough to fill one's cheek.
A sly glance; a leer.
One who is grumpy or irritable.
(informal) A kiss on the cheek.
A fit of sulking or sullenness.
(Canada, US) Snow that is dirty, often seen by the side of roads and parking lots that have been plowed.
The sound of laughing, produced by air so expelled; any similar sound.
A joyful, somewhat muffled laugh, rather like a snorting chuckle.
An emoticon or smiley that shows a winking face, such as ;-) or 😉.
A high-pitched, silly laugh.
An expression or motion that pouts; a pout.
Something humorous, funny or comical.
(v)
(slang) To talk in an insulting way intended to irritate or annoy someone.
(idiomatic) An unpleasant look (as in a gaze).
(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Flesh, brawn, or muscle; the fleshy part of a person or animal in contradistinction to the bone and skin.
A flash of light; a spark.
Derision; mocking or humiliating words or behavior.
A surly complaint.
(informal) A smooch; a kiss.
(obsolete) The activity of flirting, seducing or pursuing women.
(slang) A temper; a bad mood.
(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A sulky or sullen mood; the sulks.
Droll behaviour characteristic of a wag.
A state of sulking.
US spelling of bad humour. [irritability or surliness]
(colloquial) An event at which one is expected to smile and shake hands for a photograph.
A short comic performance done by amateurs.
A deliberate affront or slight.
a witty remark; a bon mot; an epigram; a zinger.
The act of one who sulks.