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smuggery

British  
/ ˈsmʌɡərɪ /

noun

  1. the condition or an instance of being smug; smugness

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Black Friday does not mark the day John Lewis chose to release its £7m campaign and ascend to dizzying new levels of corporate smuggery.

From The Guardian • Nov. 7, 2015

Nothing like hearing own opinions about The Goldfinch parroted back as uptight smuggery to retire own opinions about The Goldfinch!

From Time • Jun. 11, 2014

No one accused Iceland of working-class smuggery when it hired Kerry Katona to rave it up over the frozen cocktail sausages.

From The Guardian • May 1, 2010

Others go to the remote control to turn off what must be the ultimate director's cut of Middle England smuggery.

From The Guardian • May 1, 2010