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shit-eating grin en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, vulgar) A broad smile indicating self-awareness that may suggest self-satisfaction, smugness, discomfort, or embarrassment.
    • He was at the wheel of his brand-new 1965 GTO, top down, wearing a super-sized shit-eating grin on his face.  2006, Ted Bell, Spy: A Thriller, →ISBN, page 29:
    • Near-synonym: smirk

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Relateds

shiteater

Synonyms

simper · coprophagous grin · smirk · fish-eating grin

Translations (4)

fr sourire à manger de la merde (broad smile of embarrassment) · fr rictus jubilatoire (broad smile of smugness) · ja ドヤ顔 (broad smile of smugness) · fr sourire de faux-cul (broad smile of smugness)