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1   [smooch]
verb (used with object), noun
smutch.
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smooch

2   [smooch] Informal.
verb (used without object)
1.
to kiss.
2.
to pet.
noun
3.
a kiss; smack.
Origin:
1580–90; variant of obsolete smouch to kiss < ?; compare dialectal German schmutzen to kiss, smile

Related forms
smooch·er, noun
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smooch (smuːtʃ)
 
—vb
1.  smoodge, Also (Austral and NZ): smooge (of two people) to kiss and cuddle
2.  (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.  (Brit) a piece of music played for dancing to slowly and amorously
 
[C20: variant of dialect smouch, of imitative origin]

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smooch
1932 (v.); 1942 (n.), alteration of dialectal verb smouch (1578), possibly imitative of the sound of kissing (cf. Ger. dial. schmutzen "to kiss").
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smooch definition

[smutʃ]
  1. in.
    to kiss and neck. : Too much smooching in a movie ruins it for me.
  2. n.
    a kiss. : I like a good smooch from my hubby.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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