'SMUG' definitions:
Definition of 'smug'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction; "a smug glow of self-congratulation" [syn: smug, self- satisfied]
Definition of 'Smug'
From: GCIDE
- Smug \Smug\, a. [Of. Scand. or Low German origin; cf. LG. smuck, G. schmuck, Dan. smuk, OSw. smuck, sm["o]ck, and E. smock, smuggle; cf. G. schmuck ornament. See Smock.] Studiously neat or nice, especially in dress; spruce; affectedly precise; smooth and prim. [1913 Webster]
- They be so smug and smooth. --Robynson (More's Utopia). [1913 Webster]
- The smug and scanty draperies of his style. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]
- A young, smug, handsome holiness has no fellow. --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Smug'
From: GCIDE
Synonyms of 'smug'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bland,
- bovine,
- braw,
- buttery,
- censorious,
- chic,
- classy,
- clothes-conscious,
- complacent,
- conceited,
- consequential,
- cosmopolitan,
- dapper,
- dashing,
- deck out,
- demure,
- disarming,
- doll up,
- dress up,
- dressed to advantage,
- dressed to kill,
- elegant,
- exquisite,
- fair-spoken,
- fine-spoken,
- fulsome,
- genteel,
- glib,
- gussy up,
- hidebound,
- holier-than-thou,
- honey-mouthed,
- honey-tongued,
- ingratiating,
- jaunty,
- mid-Victorian,
- narcissan,
- narcissine,
- narcissistic,
- narcistic,
- narrow,
- natty,
- neat,
- nifty,
- nobby,
- oily,
- oily-tongued,
- old-maidish,
- overconfident,
- overmodest,
- overproud,
- overweening,
- posh,
- priggish,
- prim,
- primp,
- prudish,
- puritanical,
- Quakerish,
- recherche,
- ritzy,
- sanctimonious,
- self-admiring,
- self-approving,
- self-assuming,
- self-complacent,
- self-congratulating,
- self-congratulatory,
- self-content,
- self-contented,
- self-delighting,
- self-endeared,
- self-esteeming,
- self-gratulating,
- self-gratulatory,
- self-important,
- self-loving,
- self-respecting,
- self-satisfied,
- self-sufficient,
- sharp,
- sleek,
- slick,
- smart,
- smarten up,
- smooth,
- smooth-spoken,
- smooth-tongued,
- snazzy,
- soapy,
- soft-spoken,
- soigne,
- soignee,
- sophisticated,
- spiffy,
- spruce,
- spruce up,
- stiff-necked,
- straitlaced,
- stuffy,
- style-conscious,
- suave,
- suave-spoken,
- swank,
- swanky,
- swell,
- tricksy,
- trig,
- trim,
- unctuous,
- vain,
- vainglorious,
- Victorian,
- well-dressed,
- well-groomed
Acronyms for 'smug'
From: V.E.R.A.
- Seldom Met Users Group [book] (HP, HP 3000)