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smileproof en · ADJ

Etymology

From smile + -proof.

Meanings

1. (informal, rare) Unable to be charmed by a smile.
   • The Personage, his face schooled to stoniness, never under any circumstances responded to the smile—these were superior and smileproof beings. 2016, Gladys Malvern, Curtain Going Up!: The Story of Katharine Cornell:
   • Another smile. If ever they got around to inventing the smileproof vest, a smile like that would present a very substantial challenge. 2012, Tom Holt, You Don't Have to Be Evil to Work Here, But It Helps:

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