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Glasgow smile en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. A facial scar received from being cut on the edge of the mouth, resembling an extended smile.
    • To promote the bid they had this slogan, 'Glasgow Smiles Better', which, when you consider what a Glasgow smile is, is a pretty negative association to make. 2007, Harland Miller, International Lonely Guy, page 118:
    • Here they will become acquainted with the city’s endemic crime, random violence and such terms as “a Glasgow kiss” (a head butt) and “a Glasgow smile” (a mouth extended with a cut). 2006 June, “Third World Scouts to aid Glasgow poor”, in The Times:

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Relateds

Glasgow kiss

Synonyms

Chelsea grin · Chelsea smile