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Non-English speaker. What does "smug" mean?
by quintin 9y ago
Non-English speaker.
What does "smug" mean?
- phoe-krk 9y agoVia Google's dictionary: having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements.
- YeGoblynQueenne 9y agoIt means "smartass".
- rkangel 9y agoNot quite. "Smartass" generally implies you go around showing off your (perceived) knowledge. "Smug" implies you sit quietly in a corner feeling good about your (perceived) knowledge.
- Can_Not 9y agoAlso smug is less specific than knowledge, it's more about thinking you're better (in some or all ways) or more well achieved. The opposite of humble.
- b2gills 9y agoI would say that smugness has almost nothing to do with knowledge, and everything to do with attitude. I have seen people being smug that they know nothing about a given subject. That is smugness is almost exclusively about “thinking you're better…”. If someone thinks they have more knowledge, or thinks they have achieved more; it is easier for them to become smug in that belief. People can also become smug even if they know that neither is true.