Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

smush

/smʌʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: smush
IPA: /smʌʃ/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A beaten or pulverized mass.

noun

An act of crushing or squeezing.

verb

To mash or push down or in; compress

Transitive verb

verb

To engage in intimate contact, especially sexual relations.

American usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"The steamroller left her pie an unrecognizable smush."
"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.”"
"His favorite part of making preserves with his mother was when he got to smush the raw fruit with the pestle."
"That pulled pork meat was smushed in BBQ sauce."
"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."

Etymology

Possibly blend of smash + mush.

Usage

Inflected Forms

smushes (plural) smoosh (alternative) smushes (present, singular) smushing (participle, present) smushed (participle, past) smushed (past)

Derived Forms

smushy

Phrases

smush name

Synonyms

press squash squeeze go to bed with sleep with smash

Rhymes With

rush brush crush flush blush lush tar with the same brush hush plush mush slush thrush

Questions

How do you pronounce smush?: The recorded pronunciation is /smʌʃ/.
What does smush mean?: A beaten or pulverized mass.
Where does smush come from?: Possibly blend of smash + mush.

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