Was he feeling a smug male anticipatory pleasure?

Romy looked at Lisa and winked, but there was no smug pleasure on her face.

Vanish, universe, before I change my mind..." Was that smug pleasure written on his fat face?

Ash took the paper up and looked it over with smug pleasure.

Vendacious gave a Tinish chord, untranslatable but as a sign of smug pleasure.

Talut hugged her and patted her back, smiling with obvious pleasure and feeling very smug.

The faces of Karl and Milverton took on identical expressions of smug pleasure.

Only twenty-five and already he had an old man's hairline, she thought with a flash of smug pleasure.

Beery sages taking smug pleasure in their wisdom.

Sometimes we consider this a flaw in our collective character; more commonly, probably, it permits us a degree of smug pleasure.