Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish صریتمق (ṣırıtmaḳ, to grin, to laugh).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [sɯ.rɯtˈmak]
  • Hyphenation: sı‧rıt‧mak

Verb

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sırıtmak (third-person singular simple present sırıtır)

  1. (intransitive) To grin, to smirk in a way that indicates stupidity, surprise, cunning, or ridicule.
    (idiom) pişmiş kelle gibi sırıtmakto grin like a Cheshire cat
  2. (slang, intransitive) (of a clothing or accessory item) To visually stand out in a negative way; to catch the eye due to being out of place.

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “صریتمق”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1175

Further reading

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  • sırıtmak”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu