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What do The Pitt<\/a> star Noah Wyle<\/a>, former Captain America Chris Evans<\/a>, and Democratic candidate for New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani<\/a> have in common? According to thirsty fans on the internet, all their smiles are portents of something, well, big.<\/p>\n

In the past six months, the term \u201chung smile\u201d has become a growing meme among stan communities as a shorthand for discussing the attractiveness of certain male stars. On Reddit<\/a> forums<\/a> and in TikTok<\/a> videos<\/a>, on X<\/a> and on Bluesky<\/a>, people have described these men as having a \u201chung smile\u201d to suggest it\u2019s representative of them being well endowed. Of course, they have no way of really knowing\u2014which is why some of the \u201chung smile\u201d posts have<\/a> become<\/a> purposefully<\/a> silly<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What is and is not a \u201chung smile\u201d is certainly in the eye of the beholder, but in some of the most viral thirst posts, the stars\u2019 grins are wide, often show flashes of teeth, and seem to signify a relaxed sense of confidence. But there\u2019s no clear throughline, and even those posting about \u201chung smiles\u201d concede it\u2019s just another way for them to say these guys are hot. \u201cIt\u2019s used a lot to compliment masculine and buff men, especially male actors, singers, influencers etc.,\u201d said the anonymous person behind the X account @fabbgrat\u2014they went viral earlier in July with a \u201chung smile\u201d post<\/a> about Superman<\/a> star David Corenswet that was favorited more than 58,000 times.<\/p>\n

the hung smile https:\/\/t.co\/3vAmmKOuC0<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 fab (@fabbgrat) July 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cHung smile\u201d has existed online for many years, albeit in a different form\u2014a 2011 entry<\/a> on Urban Dictionary stated it referred at the time to the fond smile a person might demonstrate when recalling the size of their ex-partner\u2019s extraordinarily huge penis. Its current meaning appears to have been popularized late last year thanks to a post about a surprising figure: accused health care CEO killer Luigi Mangione.<\/a> When police released images of a suspect during their manhunt in December, Blizzy McGuire<\/a>, a shit-posting<\/a> social media star who gave the world the \u201cChristian Girl Autumn\u201d meme<\/a> in 2019, proclaimed that the handsome man seen smiling in CCTV footage had \u201cthat hung smile.\u201d Their post<\/a> has since been seen more than 9.3 million times on X, causing McGuire to ask six months later<\/a> whether she was responsible for the term\u2019s ascendence. (Seems so!)<\/p>\n

So is it possible for someone\u2019s smile to be an outward reflection of what lies beneath? No, you horny idiots. Well, rather \u2026 not exactly, explained Justin Dubin, a Florida urologist<\/a>, member of the American Urological Association, and co-host of a podcast about men\u2019s health<\/a>. Aptly comparing \u201chung smiles\u201d to \u201cbig dick energy<\/a>\u201d (a term popularized in 2018<\/a> thanks to Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande\u2019s relationship), Dubin said that what people may actually be responding to in these men could be a perceived sense of self-confidence that may or may not be connected to penis size. \u201cIf you have a perceived larger penis size, you\u2019ll have a more favorable image to yourself,\u201d Dubin said. \u201cBecause you\u2019re more confident in yourself, maybe you do have a big dick energy because of the fact you believe you have a bigger dick.\u201d<\/p>\n

The first step to understanding any of this is appreciating that the relationship between a man and his penis can be extraordinarily personal, and a lot of men don\u2019t like what they see downstairs. As many as almost half of all guys<\/a> may be dissatisfied with their size, even if 85 percent of their female partners<\/a> are more than pleased. (Among gay men, there is some evidence<\/a> penis size might matter a touch more, and may determine whether they are more likely to top or bottom<\/a>). As with most body-image issues, a man\u2019s perception of his penis is often affected by media he may consume. One 2019 study<\/a> interviewing six men who had undergone penile augmentation surgery found they were often influenced by seeing large penises in pornography or hearing jokes about small penises in mainstream media. (Just as an FYI, a 2014 international study<\/a> of more than 15,000 penises found an average erect length of 5.16 inches and girth of 4.6 inches.)<\/p>\n

Crucially, though, whether a man is smaller than average or not, men who believe they\u2019re on the smaller side are likely to be less sexually satisfied<\/a> and more likely to suffer from anxiety or depression<\/a>. Conversely, guys who do seem self-assured or happy with their junk may thus naturally radiate big dick energy, whether justifiably or not. That\u2019s in line with the findings of one 2006 study<\/a> that found men who rated their penises as larger than average also believed themselves to be more attractive overall, suggesting a general confidence boost because of their perceived size.<\/p>\n

One of the study\u2019s authors, David Frederick, who is an associate professor of psychology at California\u2019s Chapman University, presented some unpublished research at the Sexuality Preconference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology this year. Frederick found that men who reported having larger penises and greater upper-body muscularity were also more confident flirting and pursuing romantic relationships. \u201cMen\u2019s views of their penis size were far more important than their height or weight for identifying which men were more confident hitting on a stranger or asking for their number,\u201d Frederick told me.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are obviously no studies on whether men with larger penises have more confident smiles, but there are reasons these men might have something to smile about,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Seeking further clarity, I reached out to the first person who came to mind: the Girthmasterr<\/a>, the Australian OnlyFans creator<\/a> who became virally famous<\/a> last year thanks to his 8-inch-long, 7-inch-circumferenced penis. \u201cThere\u2019s definitely truth to the big dick smile,\u201d he told me. \u201cIt comes from knowing that your dick is big enough to get the job done\u2014you need only the opportunity to prove it. You\u2019re immune to the dick-measuring contest without any effort.\u201d<\/p>\n

Truth be told, I didn\u2019t notice anything particularly distinctive about the Girthmasterr\u2019s smile. In some<\/a> photos<\/a>, he shows his teeth, but in many others he doesn\u2019t<\/a>. He just looks sort of \u2026 normal, albeit confident<\/a> and content<\/a>. But the Girthmasterr said the thing that gives him this energy is being free from the mental anguish he believes smaller guys suffer from. \u201cThe real confidence of having a big dick comes from knowing how unimportant it is to many women, whereas men that don\u2019t have a big dick will always wonder \u2018What if,\u2019 \u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Dubin, the urologist, can understand where the current boom in \u201chung smile\u201d jokes comes from because he believes it\u2019s very normal to want to speculate about the size of a man\u2019s penis. In the past, people have tried to deduce men\u2019s size by gleaning things from their height, race, hand span, or foot size. However, Dubin said there\u2019s not much scientific data to support any general connection between these features and the penis. He did, however, point to some studies that suggested things like nose<\/a> size<\/a>, finger length<\/a>, and butt size<\/a> may be connected.<\/p>\n

If people are drawing connections between a man\u2019s smile and his penis, it may also be because there is evidence that the reverse is true. In 2022, researchers found<\/a> that people shown pictures of different men\u2019s penises made judgments about their personality and handsomeness. Prototypical penises were associated with attractiveness, being good in bed, agreeableness, and openness to experiences. Meanwhile, men with narrower penises were thought to be more neurotic, while those with wider ones were seen as more extroverted and sexually active. \u201cFirst impressions really, really matter,\u201d New Mexico Highlands University assistant professor of psychology Thomas R. Brooks, one of the researchers behind the study, told me. \u201cWhen we don\u2019t have a lot of information on somebody when we first meet them or encounter them, whether that\u2019s in person or online, we take what we get and we have what are called heuristics that we use to make shortcut assumptions about people.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Brooks conceded he hadn\u2019t heard of the \u201chung smile\u201d term until I contacted him, but believed it could be a phenomenon that warrants further study. He suggested, though, that what might be occurring is a variation of the so-called halo effect<\/a>, whereby we allow our positive judgment of a person in one area of their life\u2014in this case, their appearance or smile\u2014to color our perception of them in other areas. \u201cIf you see a cute dude on social media, and he\u2019s got the \u2018hung smile\u2019 and you\u2019re initially attracted to him, then you\u2019re probably going to generalize that good feeling you have to other areas, like that he\u2019s got a great personality, he takes care of his mom, and he probably has a big dick.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, it\u2019s also possible that if you\u2019re attracted to a man\u2019s \u201chung smile,\u201d you could just be attracted to his smile alone. A 2021 study<\/a> found that bigger smiles were perceived as more attractive, meaning that you\u2019re probably just projecting other things about that man with a big grin.<\/p>\n

At the end of the day, Dubin believes the only way to correctly determine the size of a man\u2019s junk is to actually measure it. After all, he would know. \u201cI\u2019ve seen more penises than 99 percent of people, and I have no idea,\u201d he said. \u201cI cannot predict what anyone\u2019s penis size is when they walk into that room.\u201d But even if you\u2019re not a guy who\u2019s packing, Dubin suggested you can simply fake it till you make it: \u201cBelieving and acting like you have a big dick, people will think that you do.\u201d<\/p>\n

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