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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Smug \Smug\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Smugged; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Smugging.]
     To make smug, or spruce. [Obs.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Thus said, he smugged his beard, and stroked up fair.
                                                    --Dryton.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Smug \Smug\, a. [Of. Scand. or Low German origin; cf. LG. smuck,
     G. schmuck, Dan. smuk, OSw. smuck, sm["o]ck, and E. smock,
     smuggle; cf. G. schmuck ornament. See Smock.]
     Studiously neat or nice, especially in dress; spruce;
     affectedly precise; smooth and prim.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           They be so smug and smooth.              --Robynson
                                                    (More's
                                                    Utopia).
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The smug and scanty draperies of his style. --De
                                                    Quincey.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           A young, smug, handsome holiness has no fellow. --Beau.
                                                    & Fl.
     [1913 Webster]

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) :   [ vera ]

  SMUG
       Seldom Met Users Group [book] (HP, HP 3000)
       
       

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Smug \Smug\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Smugged; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Smugging.]
     To make smug, or spruce. [Obs.]
  
           Thus said, he smugged his beard, and stroked up fair.
                                                    --Dryton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Smug \Smug\, a. [Of. Scand. or Low German origin; cf. LG. smuck,
     G. schmuck, Dan. smuk, OSw. smuck, sm["o]ck, and E. smock,
     smuggle; cf. G. schmuck ornament. See Smock.]
     Studiously neat or nice, especially in dress; spruce;
     affectedly precise; smooth and prim.
  
           They be so smug and smooth.              --Robynson
                                                    (More's
                                                    Utopia).
  
           The smug and scanty draperies of his style. --De
                                                    Quincey.
  
           A young, smug, handsome holiness has no fellow. --Beau.
                                                    & Fl.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  smug
       adj : marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction; "a
             smug glow of self-congratulation" [syn: self-satisfied]
       [also: smuggest, smugger]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  smug
     Αγγλικά a.
     αυτάρεσκος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  smug
     Danish n.
     in secret, hidden
     Irish n.
     (alt form ga smuga from=Ulster t=mucus, snot)
     Polish n.
     1 narrow strip of meadow or, less commonly, of a field or forest
     2 any meadow, especially one that is marshy
     3 (lb pl archaic) (alt form pl smuga t=streak, trail, contrail)
     Polish n.
     (inflection of pl smuga  gen p)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  smug-
     Danish pre.
     secretly

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Smug
     Polish n.
     (surname pl g=m)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  smug
     a.
     1 Irritatingly pleased with oneself; offensively self-complacent,
  self-satisfied.
     2 Showing smugness; showing self-complacency, self-satisfaction.
     3 (lb en obsolete) Studiously neat or nice, especially in dress;
  spruce; affectedly precise; smooth and prim.
     vb.
     1 (lb en obsolete transitive) To make smug, or spruce.
     2 (lb en obsolete transitive slang) To seize; to confiscate.
     3 (lb en obsolete transitive slang) To hush up.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  smug
     Danish n.
     in secret, hidden
     Irish n.
     (alt form ga smuga from=Ulster t=mucus, snot)
     Polish n.
     1 narrow strip of meadow or, less commonly, of a field or forest
     2 any meadow, especially one that is marshy
     3 (lb pl archaic) (alt form pl smuga t=streak, trail, contrail)
     Polish n.
     (inflection of pl smuga  gen p)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  smug-
     Danish pre.
     secretly

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Smug
     Polish n.
     (surname pl g=m)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  smug
     Danish n.
     in secret, hidden
     Irish n.
     (alt form ga smuga from=Ulster t=mucus, snot)
     Polish n.
     1 narrow strip of meadow or, less commonly, of a field or forest
     2 any meadow, especially one that is marshy
     3 (lb pl archaic) (alt form pl smuga t=streak, trail, contrail)
     Polish n.
     (inflection of pl smuga  gen p)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  smug-
     Danish pre.
     secretly

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Smug
     Polish n.
     (surname pl g=m)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  smug
     Englanti a.
     itseriittoinen

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  smug
     Engelska a.
     självbelåten

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Smug /smˈʌɡ/
  متعجرف

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  smug //smʌɡ// 
  самодоволен
  irritatingly pleased with oneself; self-satisfied

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  smug /smˈʌɡ/ 
  arogantní

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  smug /smˈʌɡ/ 
  domýšlivý

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  smug /smˈʌɡ/ 
  nafoukaný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  smug /smˈʌɡ/ 
  samolibý

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  smug /smˈʌɡ/
  Schnösel , Snob , Lackaffe , Lackel  [Bayr.]  [Ös.]  [pej.]
     Synonyms: snob, snooty-nosed little upstart
  
   see: snobs, smugs
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  smug /smˈʌɡ/
  selbstzufrieden, selbstgefällig  [psych.]
     Synonyms: pleased with yourself, self-satisfied, self-complacent, complacent, self-congratulatory, self-approving
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  smug /smˈʌɡ/
  
  αυτάρεσκος

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  smug //smʌɡ// 
  itsetyytyväinen, itseriittoinen, omahyväinen
  irritatingly pleased with oneself; self-satisfied

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  smug /smˈʌɡ/ 
  1. आत्म सन्तुष्ट
        "He appeared to be smug while taking his progress report."

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  smug /smˈʌɡ/
  1. kínosan rendes
  2. önelégült
  3. pedáns

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  smug //smʌɡ// 
  独り善がり, 調子に乗る
  irritatingly pleased with oneself; self-satisfied

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  smug //smʌɡ// 
  selvgod
  irritatingly pleased with oneself; self-satisfied

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  smug /smʌg/ 
    zadowolony z siebie

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  smug //smʌɡ// 
  självbelåten, självgod, mallig
  irritatingly pleased with oneself; self-satisfied

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  smug /smˈʌɡ/
  1. (-ger, -gest) kendini beğenmiş
  2. şıklık meraklısı, şık görünmeye çalışan
  3. temiz kılıklı.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈsməɡ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  115 Moby Thesaurus words for "smug":
     Quakerish, Victorian, bland, bovine, braw, buttery, censorious,
     chic, classy, clothes-conscious, complacent, conceited,
     consequential, cosmopolitan, dapper, dashing, deck out, demure,
     disarming, doll up, dress up, dressed to advantage,
     dressed to kill, elegant, exquisite, fair-spoken, fine-spoken,
     fulsome, genteel, glib, gussy up, hidebound, holier-than-thou,
     honey-mouthed, honey-tongued, ingratiating, jaunty, mid-Victorian,
     narcissan, narcissine, narcissistic, narcistic, narrow, natty,
     neat, nifty, nobby, oily, oily-tongued, old-maidish, overconfident,
     overmodest, overproud, overweening, posh, priggish, prim, primp,
     prudish, puritanical, recherche, ritzy, sanctimonious,
     self-admiring, self-approving, self-assuming, self-complacent,
     self-congratulating, self-congratulatory, self-content,
     self-contented, self-delighting, self-endeared, self-esteeming,
     self-gratulating, self-gratulatory, self-important, self-loving,
     self-respecting, self-satisfied, self-sufficient, sharp, sleek,
     slick, smart, smarten up, smooth, smooth-spoken, smooth-tongued,
     snazzy, soapy, soft-spoken, soigne, soignee, sophisticated, spiffy,
     spruce, spruce up, stiff-necked, straitlaced, stuffy,
     style-conscious, suave, suave-spoken, swank, swanky, swell,
     tricksy, trig, trim, unctuous, vain, vainglorious, well-dressed,
     well-groomed
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 自以为是的,满漂亮的,俏皮的;
  n. 书呆子,难以交往的家伙;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 自以为是的,满漂亮的,俏皮的
     n. 书呆子,自命不凡的家伙

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