coprophagous grin

coprophagous grin

A smug, self-satisfied, or overly pleased smile, especially one that (intentionally or unintentionally) irritates others. A humorous literalization of the phrase "shit-eating grin" (where coprophagia, or coprophagy, means the ingestion of feces). She's been walking around with that coprophagous grin on her face ever since she found out she got into Harvard.
See also: grin
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • fish-eating grin
  • pie-eating grin
  • smile like a Cheshire cat
  • smiling like a Cheshire cat
  • the cat that ate the canary
  • the cat that swallowed the canary
  • all-over oneself
  • stay hungry