English Explanatory Dictionary

smirt

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To chat up or flirt with (someone) while smoking outside a pub.

Pronunciation

/smɜː(ɹ)t/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-smirt.wav

Word forms

smirt smirts smirting smirted

Etymology

Blend of smoke + flirt. Apparently coined in Ireland following the ban on smoking in pubs.

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