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, noun

Words 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

smoodge

smooge

/ (smuːdʒ) /

verb

Australian and NZ variants of smooch (def. 1)

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