grimlach

== Dutch == === Etymology === Compound of grimmen (“to grim, to grimace”) +‎ lach (“smile”). Subsequently reanalysed as grimmig or grim (“grim”) +‎ lach (“smile”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɣrɪm.lɑx/ Hyphenation: grim‧lach === Noun === grimlach m (plural grimlachen, diminutive grimlachje n) a scornful, grim, or bitter smirk 1814, Adriaan Pieterszoon Loosjes, Het leven van Hillegonda Buisman: eene Hollandsche familie geschiedenis uit de zeventiende eeuw, vol. 2, A. Pz. Loosjes (selfpubl.), 38. (obsolete) a wide smile ==== Derived terms ==== glimlach (alteration)