shit-eating grin

English

Noun

shit-eating grin (plural shit-eating grins)

(idiomatic, vulgar) A broad smile indicating self-awareness that may suggest self-satisfaction, smugness, discomfort, or embarrassment.
- 2006, Ted Bell, Spy: A Thriller, →ISBN, p. 29:
  He was at the wheel of his brand-new 1965 GTO, top down, wearing a super-sized shit-eating grin on his face.

Usage notes

The term is ambiguous and may indicate either a genuine broad smile (e.g. smug happiness) or a fake broad smile (e.g. trying to hide or get away with something).

Quotations

For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:shit-eating grin.

Synonyms

Translations

broad smile of smugness

French: rictus jubilatoire m , sourire de faux-cul m

broad smile of embarrassment

French: sourire à manger de la merde m

References

Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.

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