smooched

Locked lips with

Smooched is the past tense of smooch, meaning kissed affectionately or amorously.

The word suggests casual, playful kissing rather than passionate or formal: They smooched in the back row of the theater.

We smooched on the porch after the date.

kissed

peck

Dry measure or quick kiss

  • snogKiss passionately, informally
  • bussAffectionate lip press
  • lip-lockProlonged romantic kiss

mwah · canoodle · makeout · osculation · smack · pucker · stolen kiss · quick kiss · goodbye kiss

affectionate

tender

Soft or sore

  • lovingFeeling deep affection
  • sweetTasting of sugar
  • warmModerately heated, or friendly

gentle · fond · caring · endearing · heartfelt · devoted · doting · adoring · cherishing · nuzzled

romantic

moonlit

Bathed in lunar glow

serenade · roses · sweetheart · lovers · tryst · courtship · starry-eyed · enamored · lovestruck · swoon

playful

teasing

Playful, mild ridicule

cheeky · coy · stolen · surprise · ticklish · impish · lighthearted · joking · cute · silly

Opposites
physical affection/intimacy

smoochedrecoiled

Shrank back suddenly

pushed away · rejected · spurned · rebuffed · shoved

type of physical greeting/contact

smoochedshook hands

Clasped in greeting

handshake · saluted · bowed · nodded · waved

Family

smooch, smooching, smooches

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G