Meanings
present singular third person smizes · participle present smizing · participle past smized · past smized
- slangTo smile with one's eyes.
Whenever I tried to “smize,” model-style, people asked if I'd been possessed by an ancient and evil spirit.
2015, Alexandra Petri, A Field Guide to Awkward Silences, New American Library, →ISBN2 more examples
Through a ceiling to floor mirror that covers an entire wall, I “smize” at my stunning reflection, having easily mastered the come-fuck-me look that's going to sell me millions of CDs.
2010, Timothy McGivney, Zombielicious, MLR Press, →ISBN, page 5I remember once turning up and it was for a catalogue. Often catalogues were fine – you'd put on some lingerie and a couple of baby-dolls and that would be that. But sometimes they'd have a sex-toy section and the last thing I wanted was to be smizing sexily while holding a pair of fur-lined handcuffs.
2014, Kelly Brook, Close Up: The Autobiography, Sidgwick & Jackson, →ISBN
Origin
Blend of smile + eyes. Coined by Tyra Banks.
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smize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smize
“smize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smize. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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