Smark vs Smarm - What's the difference?
smark | smarm |
A fan of professional wrestling who is aware that the matches are scripted but enjoys them nonetheless.
smarmy language or behavior
*{{quote-news
, year=2012
, date=May 20
, author=Nathan Rabin
, title=TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Marge Gets A Job” (season 4, episode 7; originally aired 11/05/1992)
, work=The Onion AV Club
To fawn, to be unctuous.
* 1957 ,
To address in a fawning and unctuous manner.
As nouns the difference between smark and smarm
is that smark is a fan of professional wrestling who is aware that the matches are scripted but enjoys them nonetheless while smarm is smarmy language or behavior.As a verb smarm is
to fawn, to be unctuous.smark
English
Noun
(en noun)smarm
English
Noun
(en noun)citation, page= , passage=Phil Hartman, the voice and soul of McClure, was the king of making everything sounds cheerful and positive, no matter how grim. McClure was the personification of smarm . He alone could say, “Your children are missing. I know because I murdered them with my own hands!” and make it sound like good news.}}
Verb
(en verb)- He rose ... on his wife's fortune and judicious smarming of powerful people.