German edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃmuːzən/
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Verb edit

schmusen (weak, third-person singular present schmust, past tense schmuste, past participle geschmust, auxiliary haben)

  1. to cuddle
    Synonym: kuscheln
  2. to fondle
    • 2020 October 17, Philipp Brandstädter, “Umstrittene Wildtierhaltung: Jetzt mal ganz natürlich”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz[1], →ISSN:
      Vor einer Woche stand Säbelantilope auf dem Speiseplan, diesmal der Ziegenbock, mit dem die Kinder keine zwei Stunden zuvor noch im Streichelzoo geschmust haben.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. to smooch
  4. (archaic) to schmooze (to talk casually, especially in order to gain an advantage)
    Synonym: schwatzen

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Verb edit

schmusen (third-person singular present schmuust, past participle geschmusst, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to speak
  2. (slang) (transitive or intransitive) to kiss, to cuddle