smirk Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure
  2. verb smile affectedly or derisively
    simper.

WordNet

Smirk intransitive verb
Etymology
OE. smirken, ASS. smercian, smearcian; cf. MHG. smieren, smielen, to smile. See Smile, v. i.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Smirked ; present participle & verbal noun Smirking
Definitions
  1. To smile in an affected or conceited manner; to smile with affected complaisance; to simper.
Smirk noun
Definitions
  1. A forced or affected smile; a simper.
    The bride, all smirk and blush, had just entered. Sir W. Scott.
Smirk adjective
Definitions
  1. Nice,; smart; spruce; affected; simpering. "So smirk, so smooth." Spenser.

Webster 1913