self-satisfied
/ˌsɛlfˈsatɪsfʌɪd
/adjective
Excessively satisfied with oneself or one’s achievements; smugly complacent: a pompous, self-satisfied fool...
- Those self-satisfied smirks and self-assured snarlings will sooner or later turn to hands begging for forgiveness.
- He tells jokes pretty well, though he could do with easing up on the old self-satisfied smirk after the punchline.
- They'll use it to create jobs, he says with that self-satisfied smirk of his.
Synonyms
complacent, self-congratulatory, smug, superior, puffed up, pleased with oneself, self-approving, well pleased, proud of oneself
informal goody-goody, I'm-all-right-Jack
British informal like the cat that's got the cream
North American informal wisenheimer
North American vulgar slang shit-eating
