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QUIZ YOURSELF ON AFFECT VS. EFFECT!
In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”
Question 1 of 7
The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.
Origin of smooch
1First recorded in 1580–90; variant of obsolete smouch “to kiss,” of unknown origin; compare dialectal German schmutzen “to kiss, smile”
OTHER WORDS FROM smooch
smoocher, nounWords nearby smooch
smolder, Smolensk, Smollett, smolt, S.M.O.M., smooch, smoodge, smooth, smooth as silk, smoothbore, smooth breathing
Definition for smooch (2 of 2)
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British Dictionary definitions for smooch
smooch
/ (smuːtʃ) informal /
verb (intr)
(of two people) to kiss and cuddleAlso (Austral and NZ): smoodge, smooge
British to dance very slowly and amorously with one's arms around another person, or (of two people) to dance together in such a way
noun
the act of smooching
British a piece of music played for dancing to slowly and amorously
Word Origin for smooch
C20: variant of dialect smouch, of imitative origin
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