smoes

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  • Rhymes: -us

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Yiddish שמועס (shmues, “talk, schmooze”).

Attested since 1901.

Noun

smoes m (plural smoezen, diminutive smoesje n)

  1. excuse, pretext
    Synonyms: excuus, uitvlucht
    Smoezen! Je wilde gewoon met mij praten! ― Excuses! You just wanted to talk with me!

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

smoes

  1. inflection of smoezen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative
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