For the financial derivatives markets term, see volatility smile.
A man subtly smirking
A smirk is a smile evoking insolence, scorn, or offensive smugness, falling into the category of what Desmond Morris described as Deformed-compliment Signals.[1]
A smirk may also be an affected, ingratiating smile,[2] as in Mr Bennet's description of Mr Wickham as making smirking love to all his new in-laws in the novel Pride and Prejudice.[3]
^Desmond Morris, Manwatching (1977) p. 188-9
^B. Kirkpatrick ed., Roget's Thesaurus (1996) p. 572
^Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice (PEL 1975) p. 341
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