"smile-smirk" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: smile-smirks [plural]
Etymology: Compound of smile + smirk. Coined by Irish novelist and poet James Joyce in his 1922 novel Ulysses (see quotation below). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com|en|smile|smirk||||||||alt1=|alt10=|alt2=|alt3=|alt4=|alt5=|alt6=|alt7=|alt8=|alt9=|g1=|g10=|g2=|g3=|g4=|g5=|g6=|g7=|g8=|g9=|id1=|id10=|id2=|id3=|id4=|id5=|id6=|id7=|id8=|id9=|lang1=|lang10=|lang2=|lang3=|lang4=|lang5=|lang6=|lang7=|lang8=|lang9=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|pos1=|pos10=|pos2=|pos3=|pos4=|pos5=|pos6=|pos7=|pos8=|pos9=|t1=|t10=|t2=|t3=|t4=|t5=|t6=|t7=|t8=|t9=|tr1=|tr10=|tr2=|tr3=|tr4=|tr5=|tr6=|tr7=|tr8=|tr9=}} smile + smirk, {{com+|en|smile|smirk}} Compound of smile + smirk, {{coinage|en|Q6882}} Coined by Irish novelist and poet James Joyce Head templates: {{en-noun}} smile-smirk (plural smile-smirks)
  1. An instance of smile-smirking; a combined smile and smirk.
    Sense id: en-smile-smirk-en-noun-nSiw5t7O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14

Verb

Forms: smile-smirks [present, singular, third-person], smile-smirking [participle, present], smile-smirked [participle, past], smile-smirked [past]
Etymology: Compound of smile + smirk. Coined by Irish novelist and poet James Joyce in his 1922 novel Ulysses (see quotation below). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com|en|smile|smirk||||||||alt1=|alt10=|alt2=|alt3=|alt4=|alt5=|alt6=|alt7=|alt8=|alt9=|g1=|g10=|g2=|g3=|g4=|g5=|g6=|g7=|g8=|g9=|id1=|id10=|id2=|id3=|id4=|id5=|id6=|id7=|id8=|id9=|lang1=|lang10=|lang2=|lang3=|lang4=|lang5=|lang6=|lang7=|lang8=|lang9=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|pos1=|pos10=|pos2=|pos3=|pos4=|pos5=|pos6=|pos7=|pos8=|pos9=|t1=|t10=|t2=|t3=|t4=|t5=|t6=|t7=|t8=|t9=|tr1=|tr10=|tr2=|tr3=|tr4=|tr5=|tr6=|tr7=|tr8=|tr9=}} smile + smirk, {{com+|en|smile|smirk}} Compound of smile + smirk, {{coinage|en|Q6882}} Coined by Irish novelist and poet James Joyce Head templates: {{en-verb}} smile-smirk (third-person singular simple present smile-smirks, present participle smile-smirking, simple past and past participle smile-smirked)
  1. To smile while smirking.
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