Jesmyn Ward

I was a freshman at Stanford University the first time someone called me a 'bama.' One of my new friends from D.C. said it, laughing, and even though I didn't know what it meant, exactly, I got that it was some kind of insult. I must have smirked or shrugged, which made him laugh harder, and then he called me 'country,' too.

American Novelist

Henry Rollins

I'm not in a position where I get to pick and choose roles. I usually go on auditions in long lines and embarrass myself in front of casting directors, and with a lump in my throat and my ears burning, I walk past reception and smirking actors as I go to the parking garage and go back on the highway.

American Musician

Julie Burchill

These women whose antics we smirk at good-naturedly in the pap-traps put themselves out there at least partly on their beauty; they are in showbiz, and showing what they've got is part of their business as much as it is for male show-ponies from the Chippendales to George Clooney.

British Journalist

Clive Barker

Interestingly, although the 'Books of Blood' were greeted with cries of righteous horror - and smirks - I didn't think of them as being particularly excessive. God knows what I did think was excessive at the time, but I didn't think they were.

English Writer

Natalie Dormer

I get accused of having a haughty smugness. I have a lopsided mouth. I can't help it. I was born with it. It looks as if I am smirking. I have had my publicist tell me, 'Don't do that smile on the red carpet.' I'm, like, 'That's my smile.

English Actress

Gal Gadot

For me, it was important Wonder Woman wouldn't be a Goody Two-Shoes. She has a little bit of attitude, and when she fights, she has a smirk on her face. I didn't want her to be polished. I want people to relate to her.

Israeli Actress

George Vecsey

In North America, many fans know Cristiano Ronaldo's smirk and can recognize Didier Drogba in a commercial. Maybe they know too much for the good of M.L.S.

American Author

Charles Dickens

There are only two styles of portrait painting; the serious and the smirk.

English Novelist

Bill Nye

When Rush Limbaugh says I'm not a scientist, I'm charmed - I smirk.

American Educator

Helen Fielding

British Author

Using 'smirk' often implies disapproval or scorn from the speaker toward the subject.

Negative Implication

'Smirk' suggests a subtle form of mockery or feeling of superiority, not an open laugh.

Subtle Mockery

The term 'smirk' is less formal and can appear in casual or conversational settings.

Less Formal

The noun 'smirk' refers to a facial expression that often seems arrogant or irritating to others.

Conceited Expression

A 'smirk' is often aimed at provoking a reaction or displaying condescension.

Reaction Provoker

'Smirk' suggests the smile is not from genuine happiness but from some self-satisfied thought.

Not Genuine Happiness

 They look somewhat similar, but they mean very different things. So the smile is positive, a smirk is often negative. Sometimes a smirk can make you become famous. But seriously, it's important for a computer to be able

Rana el Kaliouby: This...

 For Odin, a golden arm ring which would make eight more identical rings on every ninth night. And for Thor, a hammer called Mjolnir. Its handle was too short, and Loki smirked at the obvious defect.

How Thor got his hammer...

 collectors calling they see their bosses bill out he smirks and he's roses every day and struck him on the back and told it's gonna be alright you know how long can it last