noun
/smɜːk//smɝːk/ [C] disapproving
Definition
a smile that expresses satisfaction or pleasure about having done something or knowing something which is not known by someone else
"Maybe your husband does things that you don't know about," he said with a smirk.
"I told you it would end in disaster," said Polly with a self-satisfied smirk on her face.
(Definition of smirk noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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