Smacks

Tobin Frost - the name smacks of airport spy fiction - isn't really the enigma the filmmakers would like you to believe, but Mr. Washington is so good at suggesting deep reserves of cool, moody mystery and smoldering feeling that he keeps you nicely guessing. ❋ By MANOHLA DARGIS (2012)

But because the word smacks of "force," "mandate" went unmentioned yesterday — and will likely stay that way. ❋ William McGurn (2010)

CONS: The trapped-in-the-Arctic spin smacks of Carpenter's The Thing. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Science fiction utilizes it more baldly than other genres, but labeling differences therein smacks of the hypocritical. ❋ Lou Anders (2007)

The phrase smacks of personal guilt; at the very least it hints of the onset of middle-age dementia, as in "Where did I leave my my car keys?" and "Did I turn off the stove?" ❋ Unknown (2008)

The only way to increase military tourism - the phrase smacks of fundamental ignorance - would be to have the Americans become more deeply involved in military operations in the Middle East. ❋ Ed Hollett (2006)

He has left behind him an unrivalled reputation for rough and cruel speech; and to this day his name smacks of the gallows. ❋ Unknown (2005)

I forgot that the very mention of the word smacks of vulgarity. ❋ Richard Le Gallienne (1906)

As much as I love this company, I can't help but think that title smacks a little bit of hubris. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The name smacks of hubris, but this small restaurant's faith in its bowls of thin Japanese noodles served in piping hot broth (RMB 23-28) is absolutely justified. ❋ Thebeijinger (2010)

Perhaps the concept of 'volunteering' lacks the puff of self importance a made up job title smacks of and makes too explicit the notion that it's unpaid labour. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The people behind White Christmas assert that it's purely incidental that the name smacks of racism. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The word smacks too strongly of older views of inevitable progress in the fossil record, rather than acceptance that changes are driven by natural selection, with inherited traits that better the chances of survival making it more likely for creatures to reproduce and pass on those traits.

This is racial profiling today and it need not be intentional or conscious on the part of the arresting officer, any more than it was Officer James Crowley's intention that his very name smacks of Jim (James) Crow (Crowley). ❋ Unknown (2009)

The reference in that quote to "issues of good and evil" raises a third problem for "Christian horror"--the very phrase smacks of prioritizing message and moral over story, which is a sure-fire loser every time, except for the Christian market, which will lap such product up because the unmistakable preachiness marks it as safely and unambiguously "Christian." ❋ Unknown (2009)

I just [dropped] [50] smacks on some new [headphones]. ❋ Umbepo (2005)

Girl 1: “[hey u] got smacks?” Girl 2: “yeah i just [bought] [pods]” ❋ Poohshiestythatsmydawg (2020)

If I catch on of them Smacks [slippin] past [Bundy], they're getting smoked [esse]. ❋ Boogaloo Shrimp (2005)

This guy [smacks of] [moldy] diarrhea", "This haircut smacks of lame", "My balls [smack] of gross--and just smack period ❋ Theultimatedestroyer (2010)

[oh man] [this is] [bull] smacks!!! ❋ Sierra M. (2006)

"Every day it's like I got some new niggas to kill ([SMACK SMACK])" - HD on [Minister Of Defense] / Extortion [Muzik] 2 ❋ Yay Area Representative (2011)

[smack smacks] ❋ Cher-in-Surrey (2010)

When the smack begins to [flow], I really [don't care] [anymore]... ❋ Lurhstaap (2003)

That [girls] [hot], [I want] to smack that. ❋ Jennw (2007)

this [burger] [smacks] ❋ K Money Bitch (2017)