smooch

¹

[smooch]

verb (used without object)

1. to kiss.

2. to engage in amorous caressing; pet.

noun

1. a kiss; smack.

smooch

²

[smooch]

verb (used with object)

1. smutch.

smooch

/ 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

noun

1. the act of smooching

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

Other Word Forms

• smoocher noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of smooch¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of smooch¹

C20: variant of dialect smouch, of imitative origin

Example Sentences

She has a harder time commanding the screen in a third role, when Ingrid also acts the part of the sinister Spider Woman, a spiky-haired, taloned jungle goddess who smooches her prey to death.

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Yes, Snow White still runs off with a guy who smooches her corpse.

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

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And he was like, “I love that, but I’d have to give her a smooch.”

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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.

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