Smooth Criminal
Suave lawbreaker type
Smooth criminal is slang for someone who gets away with something effortlessly, especially through charm or slick maneuvering.
The phrase gained currency from the 1988 Michael Jackson song of that title.
It often carries admiration for someone's skill at deception or rule-breaking: He talked his way out of the ticket—smooth criminal.
The term can describe anything from petty social manipulation to actual wrongdoing executed with style.
Soft creased felt hat
- white suitLight-colored matching jacket and pants
- spatsMinor verbal clashes
- pinstripeThin parallel lines on fabric
- film noirStylish, shadowy crime drama
lean · silhouette · MTV · eighties · music video · King of Pop · signature · iconic
Backward-gliding dance step
- leanLacking fat; incline
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
- anti-gravityForce counteracting weight
- music videoVisual companion to songs
formation · synchronization · white suit · spats · finger snap · hip thrust · shoulder roll · ensemble
- AnnieDiminutive female name
- lyricsWritten words for music
- bass lineLow-register melodic phrase
- synthElectronic tone generator
Quincy Jones · vocals · hook · verse · chorus · bridge · album track · recording
Diminutive female name
- victimOne harmed by another
- struck downKnocked to the ground
- bloodstainDried blood residue
- carpetThick floor textile
window · mystery · intruder · bedroom · evidence · crescendo · urgency · dramatic
Scheme's chief planner
- burglarOne who breaks in
- break-inUnlawful entry to premises
- stealthSecret, undetected movement
- getawaySwift departure or retreat
slick · cunning · escape · untraceable · accomplice · scheme · operation · infiltration
fedora
Soft creased felt hat
- white suitLight-colored matching jacket and pants
- spatsMinor verbal clashes
- pinstripeThin parallel lines on fabric
film noir · lean · silhouette · MTV · eighties · music video · King of Pop · signature · iconic · legacy
moonwalk
Backward-gliding dance step
- leanLacking fat; incline
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
- anti-gravityForce counteracting weight
music video · formation · synchronization · white suit · spats · finger snap · hip thrust · shoulder roll · ensemble · stage performance
Michael Jackson
Quincy Jones · synth · vocals · hook · verse · chorus · bridge · album track · recording · studio
Annie
Diminutive female name
- victimOne harmed by another
- struck downKnocked to the ground
- bloodstainDried blood residue
carpet · window · mystery · intruder · bedroom · evidence · crescendo · urgency · dramatic · storytelling
mastermind
Scheme's chief planner
getaway · slick · cunning · escape · untraceable · accomplice · scheme · operation · infiltration · undetected
- Michael JacksonThriller, Billie Jean, Beat It, moonwalk, Bad
Smooth Criminalnervous wreck
Person overwhelmed by anxiety
deer in headlights · hot mess · basket case · loose cannon · wild card
Smooth Criminalstraight arrow
Honest, principled person
pillar of the community · saint · boy scout · squeaky clean · goody two-shoes
smooth, smoothly, smoother, smoothest, smoothness, smoothen, crime, criminal, criminally