scooch
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
scooch /skuːtʃ/ (also scootch)
▶verb N. Amer. informal
- 1 crouch or squat.
- 2 move in or pass through a tight or narrow space: waiters kept pressing against the table trying to scooch by.
■ move a short distance, especially while seated.
– origin C19: origin unknown.
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