Smog vs Smug - What's the difference?
smog | smug |
A noxious mixture of particulates and gases that is the result of urban air pollution
(informal) To get a smog check; to check a vehicle or have it checked for emissions.
Irritatingly pleased with oneself; self-satisfied.
(obsolete) Studiously neat or nice, especially in dress; spruce; affectedly precise; smooth and prim.
* Robynson (More's Utopia)
* De Quincey
* Beaumont and Fletcher
(obsolete) To make smug, or spruce.
* Dryton
As verbs the difference between smog and smug
is that smog is to get a smog check; to check a vehicle or have it checked for emissions while smug is to make smug, or spruce.As a noun smog
is a noxious mixture of particulates and gases that is the result of urban air pollution.As an adjective smug is
irritatingly pleased with oneself; self-satisfied.smog
English
Noun
(-)Derived terms
* smoggyVerb
(smogg)- If the car is more than five years old, you'll have to have it smogged before you can register it.
See also
* smazeAnagrams
* ----smug
English
Adjective
(smugger)- Kate looked extremely smug this morning.
- They be so smug and smooth.
- the smug and scanty draperies of his style
- A young, smug , handsome holiness has no fellow.
Synonyms
* self-satisfied * complacentDerived terms
* smugly * smugnessVerb
(smugg)- Thus said, he smugged his beard, and stroked up fair.