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Smarmy language or behavior. / (fandom slang) A style of fan fiction in which characters are warm and caring toward each other but without sexual overtones.

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smarm

IPA(Pronunciation)

/smɑː(ɹ)m/

Noun

countable uncountable slang

Japanese Meaning

お世辞に満ちた、または媚びるような言葉遣いや振る舞い / （ファンダム用語）性的な要素を含まないが、登場人物が温かく思いやりを持って接するファンフィクションのスタイル

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His constant smarm annoyed everyone in the meeting, making it hard to take his suggestions seriously.

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彼の絶え間ない媚びた態度は会議の全員を苛立たせ、彼の提案を真剣に受け止めることを難しくした。

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Smarmy language or behavior.

Phil Hartman, the voice and soul of McClure, was the king of making everything sounds cheerful and positive, no matter how grim. McClure was the personification of smarm. He alone could say, “Your children are missing. I know because I murdered them with my own hands!” and make it sound like good news.

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