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单词 smooch
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smoochn.1

Brit. /smuːtʃ/, U.S. /smutʃ/
Etymology: Compare smouch n.4 and smutch n.
U.S.
A smutch or smear.
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > soiled condition > [noun] > smeared condition > smear
blur1601
smear1611
daub1731
smudgea1774
clart1808
slake1818
smooch1825
1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan II. 46 Cowhide shoes—newly greased..which left a ‘smooch’ upon whatever they came near.
1852 J. L. Motley Let. 13 Sept. in Corr. (1889) I. v. 136 The body of the Child is a mere smooch of lamp-black.
1870 A. D. T. Whitney We Girls iii. 58 A smooch of stove-polish across her arm.
1893 W. K. Post Harvard Stories 180 Look at that smooch on his collar.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

smoochn.2

Brit. /smuːtʃ/, U.S. /smutʃ/
Etymology: < smooch v.3 or variant smouch n.1
Originally and chiefly U.S.
A kiss; a fondling embrace or caress, a cuddle. Also, slow, close dancing; (music suitable for) a dance of this nature. Frequently attributive.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > love > kiss > [noun] > kiss or fondling embrace
smooch1942
1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §847/4 Smooch, a kiss.
1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §830/5 Smoochbuggy,..an automobile used for ‘necking’.
1945 Tacoma (Washington) News Tribune 27 Oct. 3/3 I'd rather have hootch And a bit of a smooch—The air corps will always do me.
1957 Time 2 Sept. 28/3 Ethel Merman and Fernando Lamas..found that their nightly onstage smooch grated too harshly on their star-crossed sensibilities.
1971 New Scientist 24 June 730/1 Two Antipodean couples joined their lips in a long-term kiss aimed at beating the standing smooch record.
1973 J. Wainwright Pride of Pigs 43 The smooch classics—Mood Indigo, Lazy River, Georgia On My Mind—slow and draggy.
1977 Record Mirror 16 Apr. 27/5 Perfect even-tempoed bland MOR until it slows up for a smooch.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

smoochv.1

Brit. /smuːtʃ/, U.S. /smutʃ/
Etymology: Compare smooch n.1 and smutch v.
Latterly U.S.
transitive. To sully, dirty.
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirty [verb (transitive)]
uncleanseOE
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befoulc1320
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foulc1400
slurryc1440
filtha1450
sowla1450
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bawdy1495
squagea1500
arrayc1525
ray1526
bawdc1529
beray1530
filthify1545
belime1555
soss1557
embroyn1566
dirt1570
filthy1581
turpifya1586
dirty1591
muck1618
bedirt1622
bedirty1623
smooch1631
dight1632
fewma1637
snuddle1661
bepaw1684
puddle1698
nasty1707
muddify1739
scavenger1806
mucky1828
squalidize1837
mullock1861
muddy1893
1631 T. Heywood Fair Maid of West: 1st Pt. v. 61 Must your black face be smooching my Mistresses white lips with a moorian?
1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. at Smutch In New England..smooch..signifies to foul or blacken with something produced by combustion or other like substance.
1845 Knickerbocker Mag. 25 178 The black snow-storm..was falling silently..upon every thing around us, smooching fair works of art.

Derivatives

smooched adj.
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1835 N. P. Willis Pencillings I. xix. 137 Attracting the attention and courtesies of every smooched petticoat far and near.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

smoochv.2

Brit. /smuːtʃ/, U.S. /smutʃ/
Etymology: Apparently an altered form of mooch v.
dialect and colloquial.
1. intransitive. To sneak, creep; to wander or prowl round (somewhere).
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > stealthy movement > move stealthily [verb (intransitive)] > move around
prowlc1395
purl1440
smooch1904
1904 in Eng. Dial. Dict.
1950 R. Moore Candlemas Bay 223 Then he realized his mother would probably send him back for the dish, so he smooched glumly in to retrieve it.
1960 I. Jefferies Dignity & Purity v. 76 ‘What are your plans?’ ‘I'm going to smooch round here, if that's all right.’
2. transitive. To steal.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > petty theft or pilfering > pilfer [verb (transitive)]
mitcha1393
pelfa1400
purloinc1475
prowl?1529
finger1530
pilfer1532
lurchc1565
filch1567
filch1574
proloyne1581
nim1606
hook1615
truff1718
snaffle1725
crib1735
pettifog1759
magg1762
niffle1785
cabbage1793
weed1811
nibble1819
cab1825
smouch1826
snuga1859
mooch1862
attract1891
souvenir1897
rat1906
snipe1909
promote1918
salvage1918
smooch1941
1941 J. M. Cain Mildred Pierce xi. 229 Then she..went over to the cash box, and smooched four $10 bills.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

smoochv.3

Brit. /smuːtʃ/, U.S. /smutʃ/
Etymology: Variant of smouch v.1
Originally U.S.
intransitive. To kiss; to neck or pet; spec. while dancing to a lazy, romantic melody.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > love > kiss > [verb (intransitive)] > smooch
mug1890
to get to first base1892
smooch1932
to suck face1979
pash1990
1932 Amer. Speech 7 336 Smooch,..to kiss.
1937 Sat. Evening Post 20 Feb. 89/2 Once upon a time you ‘spooned’,..but now you may ‘smooch’ or ‘perch’.
1952 R. V. Williams Hard Way ii. 19 Maybe she smooched with them. Maybe she didn't.
1959 Encounter May 22/1 She would find her mother smooching away with some man.
1964 L. Nkosi Rhythm of Violence 41 Mary and Gama are sharing a studio couch on which they are smooching quietly.
1972 ‘M. Yorke’ Silent Witness ii. 39 ‘I prefer to smooch to subtle melodies,’ said Patrick, clasping her closely.

Derivatives

ˈsmooching n. and adj.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > love > kiss > [noun] > action of kissing, necking, or petting
first basea1897
smooching1941
the mind > emotion > love > kiss > [adjective] > that smooches
smooching1941
1941 J. Smiley Hash House Lingo 51 Smooching, employee making love to one of the opposite sex while on duty.
1951 S. J. Perelman in New Yorker 20 Oct. 29/2 No parenthetical smooching is going to upset her apple~cart.
1962 John o' London's 16 Aug. 163/3 When Miss Baxter pokes her head through the window of a smooching couple's car..it's merely funny.
1977 Time 8 Aug. 29/2 Stapleton, 46, danced a bit and inspired some affectionate smooching from the guest of honor.
1978 H. Jobson To die a Little iii. 52 We danced on..in a cluster of smooching bodies.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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