I like certain words a whole lot.

I have visited this topic from time to time.  But words sometimes can’t even describe how much I like words.  And I have an All-Star Team of the ones I think standout more than the rest.

One of those words is….   scooch.

I love the word “scooch” in all sorts of ways.  First… the shear phonetics of it.  It sounds like it could be a code word for something, or the name of someone in a street gang.  Or even the password to get into a dark alley doorway during The Prohibition.

Scooch.

But the definition is simply this:

scooch |sko͞oCH|(also scootch )
verb [ no obj. ] informal
1 crouch or squat.
2 move in or pass through a restricted space: waiters kept trying to scooch by.
• [ with obj. ] move (something or something) a short distance or into a restricted space: scooch your sleeping bags close together.

The origins of the word,  probably come from the 19th century… at some point in time.  It is most likely a variation of scrooch, which means to crouch or bend combined with scoot, which is to go suddenly and  speedily.  Somebody, somewhere… squished those words together.

But back to the meaning…. the definition.  The interpretation could go either way for the individuals involved.
“Hey, scooch over a little bit, will ya’?”….  which indicates that someone wants you to move away.

Or… the reason I really, really like this word.
It is when someone says to you…
“Scooch on over here.” and they pat their hand down beside them.

That… is good scooching.
That is good word.
“Because of you, my life is so much sweeter.” – T. Smonkey