smoochin' n Cp DAE smooch v 'to smear.' Heavy, odorous mixture used by men to dress hair.
1896 J A Folklore ix, 29 ~ Hair-oil, or pomade. A young man from abroad, commencing as a clerk in an establishment at one of the [outports), was puzzled by an order for a 'pen'orth of smoochin'. 1937 DEVINE 46 ~ A hair oil used by men, formerly called Bear's grease.
