Etymology

smirt

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Today it means: To chat up or flirt with (someone) while smoking outside a pub. Full definition →

First used 2004
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The story

Blend of smoke + flirt. Apparently coined in Ireland following the ban on smoking in pubs.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 2004 To chat up or flirt with (someone) while smoking outside a pub.

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