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fish-eating grin

fish-eating grin is the euphemistic form of shit-eating grin.

Meaning of shit-eating grin

Noun

shit-eating grin (plural shit-eating grins)

  1. (idiomatic, vulgar) A broad smile indicating self-awareness that may suggest self-satisfaction, smugness, discomfort, or embarrassment.
    • Near-synonym: smirk

Forms of fish-eating grin

pluralfish-eating grins

Questions about fish-eating grin

What is fish-eating grin the euphemistic form of?
Fish-eating grin is the euphemistic form of shit-eating grin.

Words near fish-eating grin in the dictionary

  1. fish-brained
  2. fish-cake
  3. fish-cakes
  4. fish-eating
  5. fish-eating crocodile
  6. fish-eating grin
  7. fish-eating grins
  8. fish-eating rat
  9. fish-eating rats
  10. fish-eye
  11. fish-eye lens

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