smooch

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  • The guard pushed her back into the room for a smooch. —  Reality Check by Piers Anthony
  • I see that she is studying the photo that Dierdre took at Alice's birthday party, catching the two of us in mid-smooch. —  F ;SF - vol 100 issue 04 - April 2001
  • "Smirching my fair daughter That's 'smooch,' not 'smirch,' Father," Glory murmured. —  Dragon on a Pedestal
  • ;How're you gonna know what sort of husband I'd be without a smooch or two Let go of me Thoroughly disgusted and more than a little frightened, she fought his hold with a desperation that must have taken him by surprise, for his grip slackened just enough for her to wriggle out of his embrace Taking instant advantage, Leah bolted across the room to the gun-rack. —  HUSBAND WANTED
  • We have a lot of talents to go How about the talent of getting lost We can have that too, smooch-for-brains. —  Swell Foop
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smooch:   smooching
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Etymologies (1)

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  1. Alteration of English dialectal smouch, perhaps imitative of the sound of a kiss.
 

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