informal
■ verb kiss and cuddle amorously.
↘ Brit. dance slowly in a close embrace.
■ noun a period of ~ing.
Derivatives
~er noun
~y adjective ( ~ier , ~iest ).
Origin
1930s: from dialect smouch , of imitative origin.
informal
■ verb kiss and cuddle amorously.
↘ Brit. dance slowly in a close embrace.
■ noun a period of ~ing.
Derivatives
~er noun
~y adjective ( ~ier , ~iest ).
Origin
1930s: from dialect smouch , of imitative origin.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004