English
smark
Blend of smart + mark.
Proto-Indo-European *(s)merd- ‘to bite, sting’
Proto-Germanic *smartaz ‘hurting, aching’
Proto-West Germanic *smart
Old English smeart ‘smarting, painful’
Middle English smert
English smart
Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs ‘edge’
Proto-Germanic *markō ‘boundary’
Proto-West Germanic *marku ‘boundary’
Old English mearc ‘mark’
Middle English mark
English mark
Today it means
noun A fan of professional wrestling who is aware that the matches are scripted but enjoys them nonetheless.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / smark