"To smoo" (definition)

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smoo, v.

Etymology: Derived from English SMOO, n, sense 3.

Pronunciation: /smu/

intransitive. To make an insinuated, guilt-inducing request resembling such requests made by Joshua David Childers.

    1999 S. Childers Conversation with R. Childers and Jos. Childers. I smooed and smooed that we wanted pizza for dinner, then I smelled that weird spice Daddy puts on the chicken.

    2020 Jen. Childers Conversation with S. Childers. My cat smooed all night for me to let him out.

— Sarah Beth Childers, "Smoo: An Oxford English Dictionary Definition," (creative nonfiction), Blue Earth Review, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Issue 29, Fall 2022. p. 24.

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