Meanings
plural shit-eating grins
- idiomaticvulgarA broad smile indicating self-awareness that may suggest self-satisfaction, smugness, discomfort, or embarrassment.
Near-synonym: smirk
1 more example
He was at the wheel of his brand-new 1965 GTO, top down, wearing a super-sized shit-eating grin on his face. 
2006, Ted Bell, Spy: A Thriller, →ISBN, page 29Synonyms: coprophagous grin, fish-eating grin, simper, smirk
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA broad smile indicating self-awareness that may suggest self-satisfaction, smugness, discomfort, or embarrassment.
Translations
French rictus jubilatoire, sourire de faux-cul
- rictus jubilatoirebroad smile of smugness
- sourire de faux-culbroad smile of smugness
- sourire à manger de la merdebroad smile of embarrassment
Japanese ドヤ顔
- ドヤ顔 (doyagao)broad smile of smugness
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