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smoodge
[ smooj ]
/ smudʒ /
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verb (used without object), smoodged, smoodg·ing.Australian.
to curry favor; seek unwarranted recognition.
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Origin of smoodge
First recorded in 1895–1900; perhaps alteration of smooch1
OTHER WORDS FROM smoodge
smoodger, nounWords nearby smoodge
Smolensk, Smollett, smolt, S.M.O.M., smooch, smoodge, smooth, smooth as silk, smoothbore, smooth breathing, smooth collie
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How to use smoodge in a sentence
Don't smoodge, old cockroach, let the other blokes blaze away, as we (the taxpayers) are paying dear for this spouting.
Some Everyday Folk and Dawn|Miles Franklin
British Dictionary definitions for smoodge
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