smarm in English
noun
1
ingratiating behavior.
it takes a combination of smarm and confidence to persuade them
verb
1
behave in an ingratiating way in order to gain favor.
I smarmed my way into the air force
2
smooth down (one's hair), especially with water, oil, or gel.
he had smarmed his hair down
Use "smarm" in a sentence
Below are sample sentences containing the word "smarm" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "smarm", or refer to the context using the word "smarm" in the English Dictionary.
1. 2007 June 29, The New York Times, “Pop and Rock Listings”, in New York Times[1]: POLYPHONIC SPREE (Sunday) The grandiose Costumery — flowing white robes, black military-style suits decorated with peace symbols — is the first hint of this 26-piece band and choir’s faux-charismatic smarm
2. ‘Between 1450 and 1700, Europe also saw a noticeable trend in male witch Accusals.’ ‘That led to an avalanche of false Accusals.’ ‘So what if it contains all of his trademarks: the pious smarm, the embarrassing contradictions, the distortions, the omissions, the sloppy insinuations posing as cogent Accusals?’