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Smerk vs Smirk - What's the difference?

smerk | smirk |

In obsolete terms the difference between smerk and smirk

is that smerk is smart; jaunty; spruce while smirk is smart; spruce; affected; simpering.

smerk

English

Noun

(en noun)

    • Verb

    (en verb)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) smart; jaunty; spruce
  • * Spenser
    • So smerk , so smooth, his pricked ears.

    Synonyms

    * smerky (Webster 1913)

    smirk

    English

    (wikipedia smirk)

    Alternative forms

    *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An uneven, often crooked smile that is insolent, self-satisfied or scornful.
  • A forced or affected smile; a simper.
  • * Sir Walter Scott
    • The bride, all smirk and blush, had just entered.

    Derived terms

    * smirker * smirkily * smirkingly * smirky

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To smile in a way that is affected, smug, insolent or contemptuous.

    • Synonyms

    * simper * shit-eating grin (vulgar)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) smart; spruce; affected; simpering
  • * Spenser
    • So smirk , so smooth.