His attitude of smarminess is beyond intolerable. From Wordnik.com. [Sotomayor's confirmation hearing set to begin] Reference
There's a kind of smarminess about Gramm that I find distasteful. From Wordnik.com. [You Got to Dance with Them What Brung You: Politics in the Clinton Years] Reference
Oh, there would be so much smarminess about the rules. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Campaign Attacks Hillary's Character -- Blasts Her As "Untrustworthy"] Reference
That includes the smarminess, and quite possibly a premium for it. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Is Wonk-Snark the New Genre? Unkind Thoughts About Ezra Klein] Reference
I also made no connection to smarminess/snakiness with any ethnic group. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Why Catholics and Jews?] Reference
You, therefore, made a connection between snarkiness/smarminess and Jewishness. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Why Catholics and Jews?] Reference
But I'm getting to know a lot more about the devious smarminess of her opponents. From Wordnik.com. [Robert J. Elisberg: The Butler Didn't Do It] Reference
Rubel's smarminess is very off-putting, I bet he got off posting that little tidbit. From Wordnik.com. [Radically, transparently stupid] Reference
Obama's managed to attract smarminess from all walks of life, all colors, all creeds. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary Facing Calls To Drop Out If Tuesday Doesn't Go Well] Reference
He's of the left but without the I-told-you-so smarminess of we boomer culture warriors. From Wordnik.com. [Frank Schaeffer: Obama's Critics From the Left: As Wrong as His Critics From the Right] Reference
I guess even my good friend Doug didn't pick up on my smarminess as to Nuch and his San Pedro rules. From Wordnik.com. [Los Angeles Politics Hotsheet for Thursday] Reference
Interesting Oedipus love triangle beset by typical sports story cliches and McConaughey's smarminess. From Wordnik.com. [Films: 2006] Reference
POUL ANDERSON can save the baby, is partly your claim to a fresh breath in all the stifling smarminess around you. From Wordnik.com. [The Stars Are Also Fire]
Heck, John Edwards for all of his smarminess if a hundred times more influential and successful lawyer than Obama. From Wordnik.com. [The Obama stage set at Invesco Field: "a miniature Greek temple."] Reference
If he could master that Carolina drawl and Edwards 'affable smarminess, maybe he'd even earn another Academy Award nomination. From Wordnik.com. [Casting Aaron Sorkin's John Edwards movie] Reference
Althouse is right - his taunt about emulating the insincere smarminess of Edwards and Hillary on a personal fault...was perfect. From Wordnik.com. [The Wit and Humor of Barack Obama.] Reference
Not for Bombay the power-stained, whiskey-addled smooth smarminess of Delhi or the muted, spring-sprinkled vibrancy of Bangalore. From Wordnik.com. [Bicycle Boys] Reference
I just wanna punch that dude with his smarminess and condesceding tone (as you can see my love for American daytime TV is limited). From Wordnik.com. [That's So Random] Reference
Even Brownie was squirming under Neil's smarminess. From Wordnik.com. [Propeller Most Popular Stories] Reference
He is funny in his smarminess and potent in his guilt. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Ick. Goes badly with the patriotic smarminess, I think. From Wordnik.com. [The RBC] Reference
But with Vrdolyak, there was none of that bogus holier-than-thou smarminess. From Wordnik.com. [chicagotribune.com - News] Reference
There is that invested, learned smarminess which pervades some of these libs like b o. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
The songs didn't really reflect much of that smarminess, at least as far as I could tell. From Wordnik.com. [ThaBombShelter] Reference
He thinks Harvard kids from the Northeast misinterpret Caleb's Texas good manners as smarminess. From Wordnik.com. [The Harvard Crimson :: News] Reference
Connolly needs to tone down his usual smarminess, or audiences just won't be that into his performance. From Wordnik.com. [Film.com Movie Blog] Reference
Reviewers like me - full of smarminess and fans of easy word play-are all too eager to turn their subject's name against it. From Wordnik.com. [Macworld] Reference
Character actors Melamed and Kind are at their best here too, adding grief to Larry's life with their respective smarminess and ineptitude. From Wordnik.com. [All articles at Blogcritics] Reference
Can’t personally speak to the book’s level of smarminess, but she’s the one. From Wordnik.com. [From the stack: V.B. Rose] Reference
He was unable to hide his smarminess and cockiness in all of the films I’ve seen him in. From Wordnik.com. [In defense of Ben Affleck | EW.com] Reference
Where is your Gen-X smarminess?. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-09-01] Reference
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