Smileage for Increased Mileage? :) I'd Rather Just Pay $ . . .

Nov 19, 2007, 2:13 AM

I read the neologism "smileage" @ travelpro.spaces.live.com .

The context seems to be about the benefits of forced smiling. I know that when I force a smile that I do feel the positive reaction. It is sorta like the tail wagging the dog.

Anyway, reading about the benefits of forced smiling, smileage, left me pondering the age old question. What price for mileage? And also what would be a good neologism for forced smiling?

Forced smiling is "emotional labor" in that it is draining emotionally. ( pattiwood.net ) I also read that it is a form of gender oppression -ispo- when the request to smile is made from a male to a female.

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jablake18 years ago

"shit eating grin" (2) n. Someone donning a forced smile in an uncomfortable, embarassing, or compromising situation could be said to have a shit eating grin. urbandictionary.com

parodyman-->18 years ago

Another meaningless post with Jayblake showcasing his stupidity!

imnumnutz18 years ago

observation.

the first time i saw my current ATF she was on stage. I put a bright smile on my face so that i would appear interested and welcoming, hoping she would make her way to where i was sitting. She told me later that she thought I was smiling because I knew her and she was wracking her brain to figure out who I was...

again, just an observation

jablake18 years ago

imnumnutz: That is an interesting story. :)