Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pan am smile

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English

Syllables: pan am s-mile
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A smile that involves only the mouth, and not the entire face.

Example Sentences

"Compared to the women with the Pan Am smiles, those displaying the Duchenne smiles were significantly more likely to be married, stay married, be happier, and be healthier throughout their lives."
"These muscles pull the facial skin into the "crinkly" pattern at the corners of each eye, cause the droop in the eyelid toward the temple, and pull the cheeks and corners of the mouth upward (rather than sideways as in the Pan Am smile)."
"If you page through your family albums, you’ll probably find an abundance of Pan Am smiles, especially in posed photographs."

Etymology

Named after Pan American Airlines (later Pan Am), which had a policy requiring flight attendants to always smile when interacting with customers.

Inflected Forms

Pan Am smiles (plural) Pan-Am smile (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Duchenne smile

Synonyms

Botox smile

Questions

What does pan am smile mean?: A smile that involves only the mouth, and not the entire face.
Where does pan am smile come from?: Named after Pan American Airlines (later Pan Am), which had a policy requiring flight attendants to always smile when interacting with customers.

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