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America is a hurricane, and the only people who do not hear the sound are those fortunate if incredibly stupid and smug White Protestants who live in the center, in the serene eye of the big wind.
Norman Mailer

Meaning of "smug" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SMUG

Of Germanic origin; compare Low German smuck neat.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SMUG

smug  [smʌɡ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SMUG

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Smug is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SMUG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Smug

Smug is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Debrzno, within Człuchów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres north-east of Debrzno, 13 km south-west of Człuchów, and 128 km south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania. The settlement has a population of 21.

Definition of smug in the English dictionary

The definition of smug in the dictionary is excessively self-satisfied or complacent. Other definition of smug is trim or neat.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SMUG


almug
ˈælˌmʌɡ
mug
mʌɡ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SMUG

smudge
smudgedly
smudgeless
smudger
smudgily
smudginess
smudging
smudgy
smugger
smuggery
smuggest
smuggle
smuggler
smuggling
smuggling ring
smugly
smugness
smur
smurfing
smurred

WORDS THAT END LIKE SMUG

Aug
beer mug
bug
class C drug
debug
drug
dug
hug
jug
lug
plug
pug
rug
slug
snug
thug
tooth mug
tug
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Zug

Synonyms and antonyms of smug in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SMUG»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «smug» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of smug

Translation of «smug» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SMUG

Find out the translation of smug to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of smug from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «smug» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自鸣得意的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

petulante
570 millions of speakers

English

smug
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आत्मसंतुष्ट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

راضٍ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

самодовольный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

convencido
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফিটফাট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

suffisant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sombong
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

selbstgefällig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

一人よがりの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잘난 체하는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Smug
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tự mãn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அற்பத்தனமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मिठी मारणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kendini beğenmiş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

compiaciuto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zadowolony z siebie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

самовдоволений
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

îngâmfat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυτάρεσκος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Smug
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

självbelåten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

selvtilfreds
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of smug

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SMUG»

The term «smug» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.670 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SMUG» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «smug» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «smug» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about smug

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10 QUOTES WITH «SMUG»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word smug.
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Loren Eiseley
God knows how many things a man misses by becoming smug and assuming that matters will take their own course.
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Rachel Field
Too much good fortune can make you smug and unaware. Happiness should be like an oasis, the greener for the desert that surrounds it.
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Colin Firth
I don't want to sound smug but I am reasonably satisfied with how it's gone. I think it's fine.
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Colin Firth
I think that London is very much like that. I find there's humour in the air and people are interesting. And I think that it's a place which is constantly surprising. The worst thing about it? I think it can be smug and aggressive.
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Tom Hollander
For me, faith is more about aspiration than complacency - the smug satisfaction that other people find distasteful.
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Raymond Loewy
The public may admire a corporation for its impressive size. Who in the United States doesn't? But when a business, however gigantic, gets smug enough to believe that it is sufficient only to match competition on trivial points instead of leading competition in valid matters, that business is becoming vulnerable to public disfavor.
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Norman Mailer
America is a hurricane, and the only people who do not hear the sound are those fortunate if incredibly stupid and smug White Protestants who live in the center, in the serene eye of the big wind.
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Martin McDonagh
I never feel like a smug or a smart-alec film director, and there are plenty of those around.
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Ellen McLaughlin
I became frustrated early on as a playwright by a kind of smug smallness in modern drama. There was a lack of what I now understand as courage in the work of others as well as in my own work, and I found I was mildly amused or interested by such plays but not deeply engaged or enlightened.
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Caitlin Moran
What is feminism? Simply the belief that women should be as free as men, however nuts, dim, deluded, badly dressed, fat, receding, lazy, and smug they might be.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SMUG»

Discover the use of smug in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to smug and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Some Smug Slug
A self-assured slug makes his way up a slope and refuses to heed the warnings of the other animals
Pamela Duncan Edwards, 2009
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The Smug Pug
There's a new kid in Crumbly-under-Edge. Smug the pug is clever, funny and full of surprises. And his owner, Tallulah Foghorn, is just as fantastic. PIppa Peppercorn has fallen head over heels for the devastating duo.
Anna Wilson, 2013
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Hug'Em Smug'Em Pal's
My richness is in my dreams.
Grady Hoyle Queen, 2004
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Smug Senryu ~~Two~~: A Compilation of 240 Itemettes
"SMUG SENRYU 2" - a collection of 240 syllabic haikulike 'itemettes' - is intended to be a quite jokey and fun continuation of the same author's previous "SMUG SENRYU.
Bruce Howard Hamilton, 2011
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Smug Senryu ~~Three~~: (240 Itemettes)
"SMUG SENRYU 3 " -- a collection of 240 syllabic haikulike 'itemettes' -- is intended to be a quite jokey and fun continuation of the same author's previous "SMUG SENRYU 2.
Bruce Howard Hamilton, 2011
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Smug Senryu: A Compilation Of 240 ~Itemettes~
"SMUG SENRYU," a collection of 240 syllabic haikulike 'itemettes, ' is intended to be very jokey, very fun.
Bruce Howard Hamilton, 2010
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Smug Minority
This is a book about freedom – and the lack of it – in Canada: freedom from useless and often degrading toil, freedom from want and freedom from ignorance.
Pierre Berton, 2012
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The Smug Citizen: A Dramatic Sketch in Four Acts (LARGE ...
(LARGE PRINT EDITION) This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
Maxim Gorki, 2011
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The life and death of the Merry Deuill of Edmonton: with the ...
with the pleasant pranks of Smug the Smith, Sir John, and mine host of the George about the stealing of venison Thomas Brewer, Anthony Brewer. when I make a wager, rather to have it wet then drie ; for you know, M. Peter, I am dry of my ...
Thomas Brewer, Anthony Brewer, 1819
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The Panic Years: A Guide to Surviving Smug Married Friends, ...
You’ve hit the Panic Years. According to author Doree Lewak, the Panic Years mark the point (usually around your twenty-sixth birthday) when your dating agenda fundamentally changes—from dating for a fling to dating for a ring.
Doree Lewak, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SMUG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term smug is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Smug' Katie Hopkins attacks celeb Labour voters including Russell …
SHE previously announced she would leave the country if Labour got into power following the general election, and now a 'smug' Katie Hopkins has hit out at ... «Express.co.uk, May 15»
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Ella Woodward, author of Deliciously Ella, wants us to feel good …
It's really important not to come across as smug and overly virtuous,' she adds. 'I don't make big promises about losing weight or anything like that. I just suggest ... «Evening Standard, Apr 15»
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Driver Is Too Smug, Too Soon
... spinning plenty. His smug expression changed to one of horror and he looked out the window to see what resembled a Cheshire cat on a bicycle riding by. «New York Times, Feb 15»
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Manchester comedian Smug Roberts gears up for 24-hour Comic …
Manchester comedy veteran Smug Roberts is getting into 'Rocky training mode' ahead of a mammoth 24-hour gig marathon across the North West for Comic ... «Mancunian Matters, Feb 15»
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Smug Roberts to perform Comic Relief comedy marathon
Smug, who comperes The Captain's Comedy Club at Salford pub The Mark Addy, said: “It's been fantastic when I look back. Professionally I've done almost ... «Manchester Evening News, Feb 15»
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Road Rage: When Smug Driver 'Threatens' Dad & His Kid, He Gets …
It almost seems like it's human nature to want to make sure children are not put in harm's way, whether they are our own or someone else's. But sometimes ... «IJ Review, Feb 15»
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Jonah Goldberg Hits 'Smug,' 'Condescending' Media Types …
But, Goldberg continued, “A lot of smug people in the mainstream media talk about how there's a panic in this country.” He said the real panic here isn't over ... «Mediaite, Oct 14»
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Peter King: Ted Cruz shows 'smug arrogance'
Ted Cruz showed why he has few friends in Congress with comments about him, which he said demonstrated his “smug arrogance.” “This is what happens ... «Politico, Jun 14»
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Britain can't be 'smug' about Brazil poverty images in run-up to World …
"We need not feel smug as we meet here in this marvellous city of York, with its beauty, history, culture, and many excellent facilities for its citizens and visitors . «ChristianToday, Jun 14»
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Are homeowners the new smug marrieds?
So is it any wonder homeowners are the new "smug marrieds", as it ... (not to mention financial stresses) of property, the smug home-owner can't accept this. «Irish Independent, Apr 14»

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