Ma'anar ƙamus na "smarminess" shine ingancin hali ta hanyar da ta wuce kima, rashin gaskiya, ko ɓatanci fiye da kima don samun tagomashi ko yarda. Yawanci yana nuna ma'anar zama santsi, slick, ko mai mai a cikin ɗabi'a ko sadarwar mutum, sau da yawa ta hanyar da ake ƙididdigewa don sarrafa ko yaudarar wasu. Ana yawan amfani da kalmar “smarmy” azaman ma’anar “smarminess.”
