smush

American

[smoosh] / smʊʃ /

Or smoosh

verb (used with object)

Informal.

to mash or push, especially to push down or in; compress.

to smush a pie in someone's face.

Etymology

Origin of smush

1910–15; probably blend of smash and mush ¹

Example Sentences

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An apple can be quickly and easily turned into apple sauce: peel it, microwave it, smush it with a fork.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

In the opening sequence, this urge to merge overtakes two dogs who smush together like the monster mutt in “The Thing.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2025

When I tried to smush them, they would run away from my thumb.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 29, 2024

"We want to take all the benefits of the brain and its power efficiency and smush them into the functionality of artificial intelligence -- so taking the best of both worlds," Eshraghian said.

From Science Daily • Nov. 17, 2023

She gets back in bed and we shoulder up again into the smush.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

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