Pan Am smile

plural Pan Am smiles · alternative Pan-Am smile

1. A smile that involves only the mouth, and not the entire face.

   If you page through your family albums, you’ll probably find an abundance of Pan Am smiles, especially in posed photographs.

   2009, Scott O[wen] Lilienfeld, Steven Jay Lynn, Laura L. Namy, Nancy J. Woolf, “Emotion and Motivation: What Moves Us”, in Psychology: From Inquiry to Understanding, Boston, Mass.: Pearson/Allyn & Bacon, →ISBN, pages 449–450

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   Compared to the women with the Pan Am smiles, those displaying the Duchenne smiles were significantly more likely to be married, stay married, be happier, and be healthier throughout their lives.

   2007, Richard Wiseman, “Trust everyone, but always cut the cards: The psychology of lying and deception”, in Quirkology: The Curious Science of Everyday Lives, London: Macmillan, →ISBN, page 74

   These muscles pull the facial skin into the "crinkly" pattern at the corners of each eye, cause the droop in the eyelid toward the temple, and pull the cheeks and corners of the mouth upward (rather than sideways as in the Pan Am smile).

   2008, Victoria Zdrok, “Eight Swaggers and Smiles: Catching Her Eye . . . and Keeping It”, in Dr. Z on Scoring: How to Pick Up, Seduce, and Hook Up with Hot Women, New York, N.Y.: Fireside, →ISBN, part 1 (The Art of Picking Up Hot Babes), page 103

   Synonyms: Botox smile