smooch

¹ American  

[smooch] / smutʃ /

verb (used without object)

1. to kiss.

2. to engage in amorous caressing; pet.

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noun

1. a kiss; smack.

smooch ² American  

[smooch] / smutʃ /

verb (used with object)

1. smutch.

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smooch British  

/ smuːtʃ /

verb

1. Also (Austral and NZ): smoodge.   smooge.  (of two people) to kiss and cuddle

2. to dance very slowly and amorously with one's arms around another person, or (of two people) to dance together in such a way

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noun

1. the act of smooching

2. a piece of music played for dancing to slowly and amorously

Other Word Forms

• smoocher noun

Etymology

Origin of smooch

First recorded in 1580–90; variant of obsolete smouch “to kiss,” of unknown origin; compare dialectal German schmutzen “to kiss, smile”

Example Sentences

The first smooch was roughly 21 million years ago.

From MarketWatch

The same research concluded that Neanderthals may have kissed too – and that humans and Neanderthals may even have smooched one another.

From BBC

Do you think the Internet will be OK after the brother smooch?

From Los Angeles Times

Official wrist-slaps and “wet smooches” delivered to corporate leaders by federal regulators and prosecutors are the rule, no matter how egregious the misdeed — even when it’s as bad as the Wells Fargo customer fraud.

From Los Angeles Times

Today, the omnipresence of photographers and smartphones means that each unwieldy smooch, every hastily withdrawn hand, every stray gesture becomes fodder for tabloids and scrutinizing analysts.

From New York Times