Definition of smug Smug

/smʌˈg/ - [smug] - smug

We found 10 definitions of smug from 7 different sources.

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What does smug mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

smug, smugger, smuggest

smug - marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction; "a smug glow of self-congratulation"
  self-satisfied
  content, contented satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are; "a contented smile"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • smug (a.)
    Studiously neat or nice, especially in dress; spruce; affectedly precise; smooth and prim.
  • smug (v. t.)
    To make smug, or spruce.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • smug
    Contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • smug
    smug, adj. neat, prim, spruce: affectedly smart: well satisfied with one's self.—n. a self-satisfied person.—adj. Smug′-faced, prim or precise-looking.—adv. Smug′ly.—n. Smug′ness. [Dan. smuk, handsome; cf. Ger. schmuck, fine.]
  • smug
    smug, v.t. to seize without ceremony, to confiscate: (slang) to hush up

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • smug
    A nick name for a blacksmith; also neat and spruce.

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  • smug, adjective.

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