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smooch
(smo͞och) Slangn.
A kiss.
intr.v. smooched, smooch·ing, smooch·es
To kiss.
[Alteration of English dialectal smouch, perhaps imitative of the sound of a kiss.]
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smooch
(smuːtʃ)vb (intr)
1. (of two people) to kiss and cuddle. Also (Austral and NZ): smoodge or smooge
2. (Dancing) Brit to dance very slowly and amorously with one's arms around another person, or (of two people) to dance together in such a way
n
3. the act of smooching
4. (Music, other) Brit a piece of music played for dancing to slowly and amorously
[C20: variant of dialect smouch, of imitative origin]
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smooch1
(smutʃ)v.t.
smooch2
(smutʃ)v.i. Informal.
1. to kiss.
2. to pet; caress.
n. 3. a kiss.
[1580–90; variant of obsolete smouch to kiss, of uncertain orig.]
smooch′er, n.
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smooch
Past participle: smooched
Gerund: smooching
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Noun | 1. | smooch - an enthusiastic kiss smacker - a loud kiss |
Verb | 1. | smooch - snuggle and lie in a position where one person faces the back of the others |
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smooch
(inf)vi → knutschen (inf)
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