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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

More than one friend, he said with a smirk, had asked him how to do so: They “say, ‘Roger, I need your help.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026

“All because my dad hit his head at this park,” Soboroff says with a smirk, recalling the incident that set off his father’s community safety efforts.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 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

Fadi pocketed it quickly and moved on with his tray, but he caught Felix’s smirk as the other boy took out his money and handed it to the cashier.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai




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