plastic grin



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plastic grin

A forced, artificial smile; a smile someone wears despite having no feelings of happiness or joy. John seemed fine at first glance, but before long I could tell that he was wearing a plastic grin and that something was bothering him. Look at his big plastic grin—he's such a con man! I sure hope he doesn't win the election.
See also: grin, plastic

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Xinyi-Chinese
Amela-Bosnian
Xenophon-Ancient Greek
KatelinKAYT-linEnglish (Modern)
Aref-Persian
Stanislavastah-nee-SLAH-vah (Russian)Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Russian, Medieval Slavic