shit-eating grin
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- noun
- /ʃɪt ˈiːtɪŋ ɡrɪn/
- Offensive
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sonrisa de suficiencia (vulgar)
- Now, in defense of that shit-eating grin on my older brother's face, what he just pulled off was pretty amazing.
- a shit-eating grin on his face
- wearing a shit-eating grin
- a big shit-eating grin
I smile from ear to ear like shit eating grin.
- I smile from ear to ear like shit eating grin.
Examples
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Man 7 sits with a shit-eating grin.
Fiction book (1999) -
And just check out that shit-eating grin on her face.
Blog text (5) -
What's with the shit-eating grin?
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For the first time, we see what Jam looks like with a big, fat, shit-eating grin on his face.
Fiction book (1999) -
Bud Fox, last seen in Wall Street, walks up to the table, a shit-eating grin on his handsome face.
Fiction book (2000) -
Sonny gives her his best shit-eating grin before turning to Otis.
Fiction book (1994) -
Goofy walks up to the bridge to join his pals, and they both notice he has an enormous, shit-eating grin on his face.
Blog text (22) -
Phil glanced at me, and he had this shit-eating grin on his face to go with the gleam.
Fiction book (1991) -
She turns to see Larry Ellis, shit-eating grin on his face.
Fiction book (2002) -
Just look at him, sitting there with that shit-eating grin on his face.
Synonyms
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A facial expression with the mouth corners turned up to show happiness or friendliness
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A broad smile showing the teeth when someone is happy or amused
A smile that looks rude and makes people feel annoyed
A sly smile that shows someone knows a secret or wants to tease
Antonyms
How Smug
Surface Forms
Morphology
shit-eating + grin
The noun 'grin' is transparent, but the modifier 'shit-eating' is vulgar slang and not compositionally interpretable—literal knowledge of 'shit' and 'eating' does not directly yield the idiomatic sense 'smug/self-satisfied'. The expression gives a negative or derogatory cue, so learners may guess an unpleasant smile, but the precise sarcastic/self-satisfied nuance is idiomatic and typically requires prior exposure.
Etymology
Shit-eating grin may come from a strong image of someone forced to eat something disgusting and then trying to grin to hide their shame. That odd, embarrassed smile became the idea of someone who is too pleased with themselves, so today the phrase means 'a smug, self-satisfied, or annoyingly knowing smile'.