Meaning Of The Word Smarmy

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smarmy
adjective: If you describe someone as smarmy, you dislike them because they are unpleasantly polite and flattering, usually because they want you to like them or to do something for them.

smarmy in American English
flattering in an oily, insincere manner; unctuous
adjective: excessively or unctuously flattering, ingratiating, servile, etc.

smarmy in British English
adjective: obsequiously flattering or unpleasantly suave

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