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Idiom

Kool-Aid smile

Meaning

A large, beaming smile.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“The child showed a big Kool-Aid smile after getting a gift.”

“She walked into the room with a wide Kool-Aid smile, clearly proud of her recent promotion.”

“Despite the long and difficult day, he greeted his family with a bright Kool-Aid smile that masked his exhaustion.”

Examples

simple

“The child showed a big Kool-Aid smile after getting a gift.”

contextual

“She walked into the room with a wide Kool-Aid smile, clearly proud of her recent promotion.”

complex

“Despite the long and difficult day, he greeted his family with a bright Kool-Aid smile that masked his exhaustion.”

Origin

From the wide smile of the character used to advertise the drink.

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