smoes

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -us

Noun

smoes m (plural smoezen, diminutive smoesje n)

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

Synonyms

Verb

smoes

  1. first-person singular present indicative of smoezen
  2. imperative of smoezen
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