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scooch, v. colloq. (orig. U.S.).
Brit. |skuːtʃ|, U.S. |skutʃ|
Forms: 19– scooch, 19– scootch, 19– skooch, 19– scoosh, 19– skootch, 19– skutch
[Probably originally either a variant of scouch v., or an alteration of scouch v. after scrooch v. In sense 2 probably influenced or reinforced by scoot v.1]
1. intr. To crouch or stoop (chiefly with down). Also: to fit oneself into a small or crowded space; to squeeze in.
1858Atlantic Monthly Sept. 421/2 She scooched down on the floor and pulled my two hands away, and looked me in the face. 1875M. D. Landon Eli Perkins 19, I could see it from behind the sofa where I scootched down. 1904Marble Rock (Iowa) Jrnl. (Electronic text) 21 July While eating, he ‘scooched’ on his haunches and held the food in his paws. 1946Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald-Jrnl. 7 June 26 (advt.), 3-pc. redwood picnic table and bench set... No scootching close together (six fit comfortably on benches). 1997San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News (Nexis) 3 Feb. 1 a, When the children gather on the carpet for reading lessons, they no longer have to scootch in and hunch their shoulders to make more space for others. 2002W. G. Tapply Fine Line vi. 61 He scooched down and rubbed the dog's head.
2.
a. intr. To move a short distance; to inch or shuffle along, esp. while seated or lying down; to move or squeeze through a narrow space.
1951Nevada State Jrnl. 25 Feb. 17/7 You quietly scootch back a couple of rows and only one argument ensues. 1984I. Doig Eng. Creek (1985) ii. 153 He scootched around until he had room to lie flat. 2000Denver Post (Nexis) 19 June a1 The cramped kitchen..is a symphony of..banging pans, a waltz of busy volunteer cooks scooching past each other as they move from task to task. 2003C. Whitehead Colossus of N.Y. 52 His unfortunate good manners. Scootch over. Scootch away from the smelly wino.
b. trans.To move (something), esp. a short distance; to inch or shuffle along.
1955Mansfield (Ohio) News-Jrnl. 21 Oct. 5 (caption) It took 45 minutes to scootch the 35,000-tonner free so she could proceed to [the] Brooklyn Navy yard. 1992Orlando (Florida) Sentinel (Nexis) 14 Aug. 46 We had no sooner sat down and scooched our chairs up to the table when our waiter appeared. 2000M. Branton in N. Blincoe & M. Thorne All Hail New Puritans 140 He..put his back to the veneer, and she scooched her bum up against his groin. |