smoochy-woochy glance
- noun
- Informal
:
mirada cariñosa
- She gave him a smoochy-woochy glance across the room.
Examples
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They exchanged smoochy-woochy glances across the dimly lit café.
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Did you see that smoochy-woochy glance between them?
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His smoochy-woochy glance made her blush instantly.
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Their playful banter was often accompanied by a smoochy-woochy glance.
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His smoochy-woochy glance made her blush instantly.
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They exchanged smoochy-woochy glances across the dimly lit café.
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Did you see that smoochy-woochy glance between them?
Synonyms
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4.8
A playful look that shows confidence or teasing
Looking at each other to show sexual or romantic attraction
A short playful closing of one eye to show interest or fun
A bright happy look with the eyes that shows strong feeling
Antonyms
How Flirtatious
- NSFW
615
7.9
- Informal
299
1.5
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
smoochy-woochy + glance
While 'glance' is fully transparent, 'smoochy-woochy' is a playful, informal formation derived from 'smooch' plus reduplication and an -y adjectival ending; a learner who knows 'smooch' and productive patterns like -y and expressive reduplication can infer an affectionate or flirtatious quality. However, the exact nuance and slangy/registered nature of 'smoochy-woochy' is non-standard and somewhat unpredictable, so the overall meaning is only partly recoverable without prior exposure.
Etymology
The phrase smoochy-woochy glance comes from the word smooch, meaning a 'kiss', plus playful baby-talk sounds like '-woochy' that make it cute, and the word glance meaning a 'quick look'. So a smoochy-woochy glance is a teasing, affectionate look that shows 'flirtation' or invites a 'kiss'.