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self-complacent

American

[self-kuhm-pley-suhnt, self-] / ˈsɛlf kəmˈpleɪ sənt, ˌsɛlf- /

adjective

pleased with oneself; self-satisfied; smug.

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Etymology

Origin of self-complacent

First recorded in 1755–65

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