Smarminess

There's a kind of smarminess about Gramm that I find distasteful. ❋ Unknown (1998)

I never said that smarminess and snarkiness are Jewish traits, not anything close. ❋ Unknown (2010)

You, therefore, made a connection between snarkiness/smarminess and Jewishness. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Epluribus, I never said that smarminess and snarkiness are Jewish traits, not anything close. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I also made no connection to smarminess/snakiness with any ethnic group. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Ms. Coon, whose work in the ensemble of Wisconsin's American Players Theatre had already caught my eye, brings off the gratifying feat of making a big impression in a small role — I've never seen a better onstage drunk act — and Mr. Dirks plays Nick, her scheming spouse, with a discreet and freshening touch of smarminess. ❋ Terry Teachout (2010)

But I'm getting to know a lot more about the devious smarminess of her opponents. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The movie version five years later toned down the ending but still captured its sense of mayhem efficiently managed by corporate smarminess. ❋ Unknown (2010)

If he could master that Carolina drawl and Edwards 'affable smarminess, maybe he'd even earn another Academy Award nomination. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Oh, there would be so much smarminess about the rules. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Obama's managed to attract smarminess from all walks of life, all colors, all creeds. ❋ Unknown (2009)

No schoolyard smarminess or redirecting of the issue by talking about abondonment of the politics of hope can change the fact that Obama is right on this. ❋ Unknown (2009)

There was none of the hysteria, smarminess or condescension that comes from some spokespeople for other campaigns (who shall, in the interest of unity, remain nameless). ❋ Unknown (2009)

In any event, I hope that the smarminess did not get in the way of the point I was trying to make - you do not have to be an atheist to be put off by this line of attack. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Not for Bombay the power-stained, whiskey-addled smooth smarminess of Delhi or the muted, spring-sprinkled vibrancy of Bangalore. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Joe Lieberman's self-righteousness, pigheadedness, smarminess, and holier-than thou attitude may annoy the crap out of me, but none of these is at the heart of the argument to jettison him from a leadership position. ❋ Unknown (2009)