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permasmile

permasmile noun: a permanent smile.

Noun

permasmile (plural permasmiles)

  1. (informal) A permanent smile.
    • The strange thing is that the family already seems intact: Karen is clearly still in love with Hank—either that or she has had her face surgically altered into a permasmile. Whenever he shows up, and despite the fact that he says rude things to her fiancé, Karen gives him adoring looks and laughs...2007 August 27, Nancy Franklin, “Screwed Up: “Californication” and “Tell Me You Love Me.””, in The New Yorker

Forms of permasmile

pluralpermasmiles
alternative formperma-smile

Origin of permasmile

From perma- + smile.

Questions about permasmile

What does permasmile mean?
Permasmile means a permanent smile.
What part of speech is permasmile?
Permasmile is a noun.
What is the plural of permasmile?
The plural of permasmile is permasmiles.

Words near permasmile in the dictionary

  1. permascowls
  2. permasick
  3. permasingle
  4. permaslut
  5. permasluts
  6. permasmile
  7. permasmiles
  8. permastone
  9. permastubble
  10. permastuck
  11. permastun

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