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smooch

1  [smooch]
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–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; var. of obs. smouch to kiss < ?; cf. dial. G schmutzen to kiss, smile

Related forms:
smoocher, noun

smutch

  [smuhch]
–verb (used with object)
1. to smudge or soil.
–noun
2. a smudge or stain.
3. dirt, grime, or smut.
Also, smooch.

Origin:
1520–30; perh. < MHG smutzen to smear; cf. G Schmutz smut

Related forms:
smutchless, adjective
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smooch   (smōōch)   
n.  A kiss.
intr.v.   smooched, smooch·ing, smooch·es
To kiss.

[Alteration of English dialectal smouch, perhaps imitative of the sound of a kiss.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
smooch [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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Word Origin & History

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

smutch  (v.)
1611, variant of smudge (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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