smooch
1[ smooch ]
noun
a kiss; smack.
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, noun
Other definitions for smooch (2 of 2)
smooch2
[ smooch ]
verb (used with object), noun
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British Dictionary definitions for smooch
smooch
/ (smuːtʃ) informal /
verb(intr)
(of two people) to kiss and cuddle: Also (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
Origin of smooch
1C20: variant of dialect smouch, of imitative origin
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