/ smuːdʒ; NAmE / verb
[ v ] ( AustralE , NZE , informal ) smoodge (to sb) to behave in a friendly way towards sb because you want them to give you sth or do sth for you
► smoodge noun [ U ]:
What's wrong with a bit of smoodge between friends?
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent.: probably an alteration of dialect smouch kiss, sidle up to .