smoodge

American  

[smooj] / smudʒ /

verb (used without object)

Australian.

smoodged, smoodging

1. to curry favor; seek unwarranted recognition.

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smoodge British  

/ smuːdʒ /

verb

1. variants of smooch

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Other Word Forms

• smoodger
  noun

Etymology

Origin of smoodge

First recorded in 1895–1900; perhaps alteration of smooch ¹

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

smoodge smoodging

To smoodge   To be a "sucker" To curry favour at the expense of independence.

From Some Everyday Folk and Dawn by Miles Franklin

Hardly was his back turned, and amaist before ye could cry Jack Robison, in comes the birkie and the very young leddy the auld gentleman described arm and arm thegither, smoodging and lauching like daft.

From Amusing Prose Chap Books by Various

Hardly was his back turned, and almost before he could cry Jack Robison, in comes the birkie and the very young lady the old gentleman described, arm-and-arm together, smoodging and laughing like daft. 

From The Life of Mansie Wauch tailor in Dalkeith by Charles Martin Hardie

Hardly was his back turned, and almost before ye could cry Jack Robison, in comes the birkie and the very young lady the old gentleman described, arm-and-arm together, smoodging and laughing like daft. 

From The Life of Mansie Wauch Tailor in Dalkeith, written by himself by David Macbeth Moir