Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SMOODGE, n., v. [smudʒ]
I. n. A drink, a quantity of liquor, in phr. to hae a guid smoodge in one, to be tipsy (Arg. 1930).
II. v. To be under the influence of alcohol, to be mildly tipsy, to be in liquor (Arg. 1936 L. McInnes S. Kintyre 12).
[Gael. Smùid, smoke, with transference of meaning from Sc. Smeek, v., 3.]
