Smurm, The Little Smile You Give To Passing Strangers

Linda from Wichita, Kansas, thinks we need a word for that closed-mouth little smile we give to strangers on the street — not a friendly Duchenne smile, just a polite acknowledgment of the other person’s existence. She suggests the word smurm. This is part of a complete episode.

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