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smush en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /smʌʃ/
  • (Australia) audio
  • /smʊʃ/

Etymology

Possibly blend of smash + mush.

Meanings

  1. A beaten or pulverized mass.
    • The steamroller left her pie an unrecognizable smush.
  2. An act of crushing or squeezing.
    • Some carriers are taking the smush to new heights. Spirit Airlines, for instance, uses seats on some flights with the backrest permanently set back three inches. Call it, as Spirit does, “prereclined.” 2013 December 22, Jad Mouawad, Martha C. White, New York Times, retrieved 23 Dec 2013:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
smushes Number=Plur lexicographic
smoosh alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

smushy · smush name

smush en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /smʌʃ/
  • (Australia) audio
  • /smʊʃ/

Etymology

Possibly blend of smash + mush.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To mash or push down or in; compress
    • That pulled pork meat was smushed in BBQ sauce.
    • His favorite part of making preserves with his mother was when he got to smush the raw fruit with the pestle.
  2. (New-York, US, slang) To engage in intimate contact, especially sexual relations.
    • Exercising can take your smushing to a whole new level. WORK OUT I am not shitting you: experts say exercise can make sex mind-blowing. 2011, Jenni Farley, The Rules According to JWOWW:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
smushes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
smushed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
smushed Tense=Past lexicographic
smushing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
smoosh alternative lexicographic

Synonyms

press (compress) · squash · go to bed with (engage in intimate contact) · smash · squeeze · sleep with

Translations (5)

pl rozbijać (Translations) · pl zmiażdżyć (Translations) · pl miażdżyć (Translations) · pl rozbić (Translations) · es arreconchumar (Translations)