Smirked
/smɜːrkt/noun
Showed a smug, self-satisfied smile.
Did you know?The verb *smirk* is related to older Germanic words for a sly or smothered smile, and its history sits in the shadowy world of facial expression as social power.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*smerk-
“To grin or smile slyly”
Old English
OE
smyrcean
“To smile or grin”
Middle English
ME
smirken
“To smile in a sly, affected, or conceited way”
16th Century
English
smirke
“To smile in a smug or affected manner”
Modern English
English
smirked
“Smiled in a smug, self-satisfied way”