The meaning of SMARMY is revealing or marked by a smug, ingratiating, or false earnestness. How to use smarmy in a sentence. Did you know?

SMARMY definition: 1. extremely polite or helpful or showing a lot of respect in a way that is annoying or does not…. Learn more.

Smarmy describes someone who goes way over the top trying to be suave and charming — fooling no one. A smarmy car salesman will compliment your outfit and your hair and your …

If you describe someone as smarmy, you dislike them because they are unpleasantly polite and flattering, usually because they want you to like them or to do something for them.

smarmy - unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous …

What does the word smarmy mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word smarmy . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

too polite in a way that is not sincere synonym smooth. To be honest I found the hotel staff rather smarmy. Want to learn more? Definition of smarmy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's …

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SMARMY definition: obsequiously flattering or unpleasantly suave | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples in American English

Smarmy definition: Excessively ingratiating or insincerely earnest.