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smirk

[smurk] / smɜrk /
NOUN
sly smile
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On Chinese social media, pictures show some users sticking couplets or upside down pictures of Malfoy's signature smirk.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Cignetti, smiling through that permanent I told ya so smirk, brushed off Indiana’s new status as the No. 1 heavy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

It is probably easier to smirk or cast aspersions at the idea of a love for the ages than it is to accept that you have not met that person in your own life.

From Salon • Nov. 11, 2025

The musical indulges her not with a smirk but with a knowing smile.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2025

I would try not to smirk here, because Mrs. Miller says that’s why I don’t have many friends.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri




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