Word of the Day 10-26-2000

[possum37]

http://www.wordsmith.org/words/today.html

People often think I make this word up, too...

smarmy (SMAR-mee) adjective

1. Hypocritically, complacently, or effusively earnest; unctuous.
2. Sleek.

[From smarm, to smear.]

"But `weasel' lives on as a synonym for that subspecies of Hollywood gentry, the entertainment industry executive, conjuring up a whole host of smarmy tassel-shoe traits."

Richard Conniff, You can call him `cute' or you can call him `hungry', Smithsonian, Feb 1997.

Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/smarmy.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/smarmy.ram

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My knob tastes funny.

 

[Finity]

thats a fantastic word! another one to use in every day conversation so that people will think im intelligent! thanx!

 

[possum37]

As long as they think you're intelligent, and not smarmy. If you're too smarmy for too long, one might become a smarm-****. That's no fun, although it's fun inventing a word like that. As far as I know, there's only 2 smarm-asses in existence: myself (ask KNS about that one) and Ralph Nader (ask her about that one too).

smarm-**** (SMARM-****) adjective

1. Poss
2. Ralph Nader

[from smarmy (unctuous), and **** (****)]

"Sorry I sounded so weird last night, I apologize for being such a smarm-****."

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My knob tastes funny.

 

[liltaz]

poss=smarmass

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"No man can be condemed for owning a dog.
As long as he has a dog, he has a friend;
and the poorer he gets, the better friend he has."

- Will Rogers


Loyalty and love are the best things of all, and surely the most lasting. -- My Dog Skip

 

[KNSinatra]

And that's the honest-to-God truth, folks.

 

[JHowse]

@ Poss.

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