"smize." White Lies and Smizing Eyes

Urban Dictionary: Smize
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"Smile with your eyes," as coined by supermodel Tyra Banks on the thirteenth cycle of America's Next Top Model. Ever since its introduction, the term became part of the daily lexicon of Tyra and her minions. The art of smizing is epitomized by the legendary Super Smize. For more examples of Tyraspeak, see "tension", ...







But the neologism Tyra is most known for, of course, is "smize." Even if you don't watch ANTM, you probably have heard of the "smize" and know that it means smiling with your eyes. But apparently "smize" means something else. Something we don't think Tyra would like.Nov 8, 2010

If Tyra Only Knew What Smize Really Means - Fashionista






The New Yorker


To smize without smiling is to create a frisson of mystery, a hint of some secret mental calculus at work behind the mask of the face. This is harder than it seems.


Hope Hicks’s White Lies and Smizing Eyes
It is easy to underestimate a young, attractive woman in a position of great responsibility, to see her as a pawn rather than a player.
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