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▪ I. ˈsmacker, n.1 rare—0.
[f. smack v.1]
One who takes, or has, a smack or taste.
1648Hexham ii, Een Smaecker, a Taster, a Smacker, or a Savourer.
▪ II. ˈsmacker, n.2|ˈsmækə(r)|
[f. smack v.2]
1. One who, or that which, smacks or gives a smack; one who kisses loudly.
1611Cotgr., Baiseur, a kisser, smoutcher, smacker. 1860Worcester, Smacker, one who, or that which, smacks.
2. A smack.
1775Ash, Smacker, a loud kiss; a smart sounding blow. 1847–in Eng. Dial. Dict.
3. slang (orig. U.S.). A coin or note of money; spec. a dollar; a pound.
1920Chicago Herald & Examiner 2 Jan. 14/2 Along comes Earl Gray and knocks off the U.S. treasury for 13,000,000 smackers. 1924Wodehouse Bill the Conqueror xvi. 261, I asked him to lend me a hundred smackers. 1928[see graft n.5 a]. 1935C. W. T. Craig Paraguayan Interlude xxvi. 302 ‘I will give you a thousand beautiful smackers for your church.’.. Mac took out a thousand peso bill and handed it to me. 1937C. W. Parmenter Kings of Beacon Hill i. x. 70 Easy to touch, too, whether for a cigarette or a hundred smackers. 1946F. Sargeson That Summer 86, I gave him a couple of smackers. 1953R. Lehmann Echoing Grove 205 Could I touch you for a smacker? I'm stony broke. 1968Landfall XXII. 42, I wouldn't mind a few smackers. Enough for a case of whisky. 1979‘L. Black’ Penny Murder i. 5 ‘Gone at twelve thousand pounds.’.. Twelve thousand smackers for a tray of old coins. Whew!
▪ III. † ˈsmacker, n.3 Obs.—1
In 6 smaker.
[Cf. next.]
Smack, taste, savour. In quot. fig.
1549Latimer 5th Serm. bef. Edw. VI, P vj, They felte y⊇ smaker of thys worlde, a perillous thing.
▪ IV. † ˈsmacker, v. Obs.—0
[f. smack v.2 Cf. G. dial. schmackern.]
To kiss; to smack the lips.
1598Florio, Baciare, to kisse, to smacker. Ibid., Biassciare, to smack or smacker in chawing. |