I know of at least two songs that talk about a girl having a 'pirate smile.' unfortunately, I think the reference is lost on me. I have no idea what a 'pirate smile' looks like.

Was it a pop culture reference of the time that just went out of fashion, like 'bette davis eyes?'

When I googled it, all I found were lyrics for songs, blogs, smileys wearing eye patches, and other equally useless items.

Just found your thread...

I googled too, and came up with many like those:

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So it's someone who's missing a front tooth?

Not sure HH, I think it is more the wide eyed look with a suspicious smile. Kind of like in the movie Treasure Island when the pirate was being devious...

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Originally Posted by hheath541

so it's someone who's missing a front tooth?

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Well, that was my guess... :)

Maybe like a gold digger kind of smile? (you know, pirates looking for booty?) Or maybe like a girl with gold teeth?. ( - not tacky at all ;))

Those don't really seem to make sense within the context of the songs, but they're as good a guess as any *shrugs*

I think it is more like a smile where one side of the mouth is lower than the other.Like when a Pirate says arr...