Associations to the word «Smug»

Wiktionary

SMUG, adjective. Irritatingly pleased with oneself; self-satisfied.
SMUG, adjective. (obsolete) Studiously neat or nice, especially in dress; spruce; affectedly precise; smooth and prim.
SMUG, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To make smug, or spruce.

Dictionary definition

SMUG, adjective. Marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction; "a smug glow of self-congratulation".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn