schmusen.
to cuddle, fondle, canoodle
Meaning & usage
to cuddle, fondle, canoodle
to kiss passionately; to neck; to make out; to smooch
to flirt, flatter
to schmooze (to talk casually, especially in order to sell something or gain an advantage)
Where this word comes from
18th century, borrowed via Rotwelsch (thieves’ cant) from Yiddish שמועסן (shmuesn). Cognate with English schmooze. The sense “to cuddle” developed (via “to flirt”) over the course of the 20th century and appears to have become predominant around 1980.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.