smirk
verb
[ sməːk ]
• smile in an irritatingly smug, conceited, or silly way.
• "he smirked in triumph"
smirk
noun
• a smug, conceited, or silly smile.
• "Gloria pursed her mouth in a self-satisfied smirk"
Origin:
Old English sme(a)rcian, from a base shared by smile. The early sense was ‘to smile’; it later gained a notion of smugness or silliness.
