smooch

¹ American  

[smooch] / smutʃ /

verb (used without object)

1. to kiss.

2. to engage in amorous caressing; pet.

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noun

1. a kiss; smack.

smooch ² American  

[smooch] / smutʃ /

verb (used with object)

1. smutch.

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smooch British  

/ smuːtʃ /

verb

1. Also (Austral and NZ): smoodge.   smooge.  (of two people) to kiss and cuddle

2. to dance very slowly and amorously with one's arms around another person, or (of two people) to dance together in such a way

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noun

1. the act of smooching

2. a piece of music played for dancing to slowly and amorously

Other Word Forms

• smoocher noun

Etymology

Origin of smooch

First recorded in 1580–90; variant of obsolete smouch “to kiss,” of unknown origin; compare dialectal German schmutzen “to kiss, smile”