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smug

/sˈmʌɡ/SMUHG
/sˈmʌɡ/SMUHG

Meaningneat, fine

Common meaning: too pleased with oneself

Journey through time

  1. Danishsmuk‘pretty, fine’source
  2. Early English spellingsmoogsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftspretty, fine → too pleased with oneselfsmug‘too pleased with oneself’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Danish smuk ‘neat, fine’.

Roots

  • smuk Danish “neat, fine”

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