Ostentatious amiability and friendliness; often used ironically for a superficial pleasantness that cannot be trusted.
Examples:
- Working with him isn't all sweetness and light, you know.
Origin: coined by Jonathan Swift, 1704
Ostentatious amiability and friendliness; often used ironically for a superficial pleasantness that cannot be trusted.
Examples:
Origin: coined by Jonathan Swift, 1704