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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
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How to use smooch in a sentence
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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