Glasgow smile

A Glasgow smile (also known as a Chelsea smile, or a Glasgow, Smiley, Huyton, A buck 50 or Cheshire grin) is a wound caused by making a cut from the corners of a victim's mouth up to the ears, leaving a scar in the shape of a smile.

The act is usually performed with a utility knife or a piece of broken glass, leaving a scar which causes the victim to appear to be smiling broadly.

The practice is said to have originated in Glasgow, Scotland, in the 1920s and 30s.

Notable victims

 * Agustín Lara (1897–1970), Mexican composer
 * Elizabeth Short (1924–1947), also known as Black Dahlia, an American woman found murdered in Leimert Park, Los Angeles, California
 * Lee Seung-bok (1959–1968), a 9-year old South Korean boy murdered by North Korean commandos
 * Tommy Flanagan (born 1965), a Scottish actor
 * William Joyce (1906–1946), American-born fascist and Nazi propaganda broadcaster during World War II