smoodge
smoodge(亦作 smooge)(Austral./NZ informal)(澳/新西兰,非正式)verb- [no obj.]behave in an ingratiating manner
拍马屁
he used to hang around here smoodging to mum.
他过去常呆在这儿讨母亲欢心。
noun- [mass noun]affectionate flattery
恭维
what's wrong with a bit of smoodge between friends?.
朋友之间偶尔相互恭维一下有什么不妥?。
派生smoodgernoun语源- early 20th cent.: probably an alteration of dialect smouch 'kiss, sidle up to'
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