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smooch´i|ly — smooch|y «SMOO chee», adjective, smooch|i|er, smooch|i|est. = smudgy. (Cf. ↑smudgy) –smooch´i|ly, adverb. –smooch´i|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
smooch|y — «SMOO chee», adjective, smooch|i|er, smooch|i|est. = smudgy. (Cf. ↑smudgy) –smooch´i|ly, adverb. –smooch´i|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
Smooch — Smooch, v. t. See {Smutch}. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
smooch — [smu:tʃ] v [I + with] [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: smouch to kiss (16 19 centuries)] informal if two people smooch, they kiss and hold each other in a romantic way, especially while dancing … Dictionary of contemporary English
smooch — [ smutʃ ] verb intransitive INFORMAL if two people smooch, they kiss and hold each other closely … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
smooch — 1932 (v.); 1942 (n.), alteration of dialectal verb smouch (1570s), possibly imitative of the sound of kissing (Cf. German dialectal schmutzen to kiss ). Related: Smooched; smooching … Etymology dictionary
smooch — [v] kiss butterfly*, French*, greet, lip*, make out*, mush*, neck*, park*, peck, pucker up*, smack; concepts 185,375 … New thesaurus
smooch — informal ► VERB 1) kiss and cuddle amorously. 2) Brit. dance slowly in a close embrace. ► NOUN ▪ a spell of smooching. DERIVATIVES smoocher noun smoochy adjective (smoochier, smoochiest … English terms dictionary
smooch — smooch1 [smo͞och] vt., n. var. of SMUTCH smooch2 [smo͞och] n. [var. of dial. smouch, akin to Ger dial. (Westphalian) smuck: ult. akin to SMACK2] Slang a kiss vi., vt. Slang 1. to kiss … English World dictionary
smooch — [[t]smu͟ːtʃ[/t]] smooches, smooching, smooched V RECIP If two people smooch, they kiss and hold each other closely. People sometimes smooch while they are dancing. [V with n] I smooched with him on the dance floor... [pl n V] The customers smooch … English dictionary
smooch — UK [smuːtʃ] / US [smutʃ] verb [intransitive] Word forms smooch : present tense I/you/we/they smooch he/she/it smooches present participle smooching past tense smooched past participle smooched informal if two people smooch, they kiss and hold… … English dictionary
