smarm
(smärm)n.
Smarmy speech or behavior.
[Back-formation from smarmy.]
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smarm
(smɑːm)vb
1. (often foll by: down) to flatten (the hair, etc) with cream or grease
2. (when: intr, foll by up to) to ingratiate oneself (with)
n
obsequious flattery
[C19: of unknown origin]
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smarm
(smɑrm)n.
behavior or speech that is smarmy.
[1935–40; back formation from smarmy]
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smarm
Past participle: smarmed
Gerund: smarming
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  smarm - excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charmcompliment - a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration |
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Translations
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
smarm
(Brit inf)vi to smarm up to somebody → sich an jdn heranschmeißen (inf); to smarm one’s way into somebody’s confidence → sich in jds Vertrauen (acc) → einschleichen
n → Kriecherei f
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