how to pronounce smug

/ˈsmʌɡ/

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smug is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of smug in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… train with two more smug self-satisfied …”

meaning of smug

Smug means feeling superior or self-satisfied.

smug frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word smug occurs in english on average 3.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics smug can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that smug can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;