smarm

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Recent Examples of smarm Oliver brings in Matthew Broderick, playing himself with exaggerated smarm, who effortlessly breezes through the patter song. Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2024 That barreling is assisted mightily by the two male characters in the narrative, who take turns maximizing smarm and misogyny. David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2024 Occasionally, these DMs teeter dangerously on the edge of smarm, like a small orange card, taped to a light pole, with a handwritten insistence: But usually, whether ephemeral guerrilla art, stern warnings or idle musings, the messages have a similar effect. Dodai Stewart, New York Times, 26 June 2023 For at least some of the writers working in their employ, especially at Gawker, this was not merely a business rivalry but an ideological battle: irony vs. earnestness, criticism vs. civility, snark vs. smarm. Max Read, Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2023 See All Example Sentences for smarm

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“Smarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smarm. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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