scooch

a scooch

A bit; a small amount or degree. Can you turn the heat down a scooch? It's getting pretty warm in here. I like the design, but it's just a scooch too tall for my taste.
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scooch over

1. To move slightly to the side, especially while seated. Hey, scooch over so I can fit another chair at the table. Would you mind scooching over? I'd like to sit here too.
2. To move or cause to move someone or something that is on the ground slightly to the side. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "scooch" and "over." Help me scooch this table over so everyone will be able to fit in the kitchen. Just scooch the kids over a little bit so that you have room to sit down here.
See also: over, scooch

scooch over to (something or some place)

To move or slide to something or some place quickly. I just need to scooch over to the bank really fast—I shouldn't be gone for more than half an hour. I scooched over to the window to see who was coming up the driveway. This website is for people on a budget. If you're looking for flashier tech stuff, you should scooch over to our sister site.
See also: over, scooch
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

scooch

(skutʃ)
1. in. to move (oneself), while seated, forward, backward, or sideways by sliding. Scooch over here by me.
2. tv. to push or move something. Scooch your chair over where the light is better.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

a scooch

To a small degree; somewhat: Can you make the waistline of these pants a scooch bigger?
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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
See also:
  • a scooch
  • it's all the same to me
  • be up to (one)
  • be up to somebody
  • it's a wonder
  • it's a wonder...
  • it's on me
  • the way the crow flies
  • lash down
  • it strikes me that
References in periodicals archive
There were several moments of utter confusion before Cyndi was ushered off the stage and Scooch were declared the real winners.
Eurovision: the truth about Scooch
Bumpy ride: Euro votes brought UK entry Scooch down to earth with a bang; Spec-tacular: Marija
Trolley wallies; SERBIA SCOOSH IT AS BRITS FLOP AGAIN
"Some of the costumes have proved difficult as Scooch sang in metallic blue airline uniforms which are tricky to get hold of with no money but we've been getting a lot of help from people.
Students take a Euro pop at the song contest; Jamie McLoughlin meets the cast of a musical homage to the Eurovision Song Contest
EUROVISION STARS: Scooch bring their own version of Glee to Hartlepool
Tenor jonathan tops Town Hall bill
The show suffered from embarrassment at the time when Wogan announced the wrong winner, before Cotton corrected him by saying it was Scooch.
BBC failed to pay phone vote pounds 100k to charities; Corporation to apologise on air for the first time for breach of trust
ROYAL horsewoman Zara Phillips flew the flag for Britain during a risque cabaret "tribute" to Eurovision flops Scooch.
TROLLEY DOLLY ZARA; HIGH-FLYING ROYAL SHINES AT PARTY
Not only did the British entry Scooch manage to garner votes from only two countries (bless Malta with their douze points), their performance was no worse than any other ridiculous act cavorting on the mind-blowing Finnish set.
Sing 'Everybody needs good neighbours'
Scooch had been well backed to finish last and Hills go 6-4 that the UK finish in the top half in any of the next five years.
Music: Serbia supreme
BRITAIN'S Eurovision flag was flying at half mast tonight after Scooch scored a dismal 19 points in the competition.
SCOOCH FAIL TO FLY THE FLAG
Our entry Scooch's finished second from last with 19 points.
SCOUCH! Euro Brits scrape 19pts
I THINK we're a Eurovision act and it's a Eurovision song," declares Scooch member Russ Spencer confidently.
Cleared for take-off; EuRovision SONG CONTEST HELSINKI 2007 Television COULD it be nil points for the UK tonight or can Scooch fly high for Britain in the Eurovision Song Contest? TV writer MARION McMULLEN fastens her seat belt and prepares for turbulence
But she has been caught up in a row with British Eurovision entrants Scooch, who she described as an 'embarrassment' and 'really ***' in a video blog on her website.
'Voice of an Angel, mouth of a sewer'
On BBC1's Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up, she was up against favourite Justin Hawkins, the former frontman of glam rock band The Darkness, ex-East 17 star Brian Harvey, Top 10 hip-hop group Big Brovaz, modern day Bucks Fizz pop quartet Scooch and newcomer Cyndi, who is French.
Liz and Lee's dream 'Vision
Andy Abrahams, 2008, qualified on (a), Scooch, 2007, on (b), Blue, 2011, on (c) and now Tyler on all of them.
Total Eclipse of the Art.. RESULT!
From 1976 winners Brotherhood of Man to Scooch, acts from across Europe took to the stage in a treat for music fans, young and old.
The stars of Eurovision hit top notes for charity; Children's cancer fundraising night in memory of popular teenager proves a huge success