schmusen

Meaning

  1. (weak) to cuddle
  2. (weak) to fondle
  3. (weak) to smooch
  4. (archaic, weak) to schmooze (to talk casually, especially in order to gain an advantage)

Frequency

30k
Dialects

Lucerne

Lucerne

schmuse

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃmuːzən/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Yiddish שמועסן (shmuesn), via Rotwelsch. Cognate with English schmooze.

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