单词 | smooch |
释义 | smoochn.1 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 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 Latterly U.S. transitive. To sully, dirty. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirty [verb (transitive)] uncleanseOE horyc1200 befoulc1320 behorewe1340 file1340 flobber1377 smatterc1386 foulc1400 slurryc1440 filtha1450 sowla1450 sollc1480 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. ΚΠ 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 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 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). < n.11825n.21942v.11631v.21904v.31932 |
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