- Kiss The
American Heritage Dictonary
-v. Kissed, kiss·ing, kiss·es
1. To touch or caress with the lips as
a sign of sexual passion, affection, greeting,
or respect.
2. To touch lightly; brush against.
3. To engage in mutal touching or caressing
with the lips.
-n. 1.a A caress or touch with the lips.
b. A slight or gentle touch. 2.a.
A small piece of candy, esp. of chocolate. 2.b.
A baked confection made of meringue.
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- kissing bug
n. An assasin bug, Melanolestes picipes, that
inflices a painful bite on a sleeping person,
often on the lips.
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- kissing disease
n. Informal Mononucleosis
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- kiss of death
n. Something, as an action, that is ultimately
ruinous. [From the kiss by which Judas betrayed
Jesus.]
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- kiss off
n. Informal A dismissal
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- kiss of life
n. Chiefly Britain Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
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- French kiss
(Webster's dictionary)
Date: circa 1923 An open-mouth kiss usually involving
tongue-to-tongue contact. Also known as a Soul
kiss.
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- Eskimo kiss
To touch the tips of each other's noses, then
rub back and forth.
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- Hickey (Webster's
dictionary)
Date: circa 1915 A temporary red mark on the skin
(as one produced by biting and sucking).
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- Butterfly kiss
To brush one's eyelashes against a partner while
rapidly blinking. It produces a light, ticklish
sensation, as of a butterfly brushing one's cheek.
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- Soul kiss
(same as French kiss)
Date: circa 1948 An open-mouth kiss usually involving
tongue-to-tongue contact.
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- Thrown kiss
A long distance kiss that is usually used as a
farewell. One 'kisses' their hand, then 'throws'
the kiss to their distant partner, who usually
completes the action by 'catching' the kiss and
putting it on their mouth, cheek, or in their
pocket.
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- Blown kiss
Similar to the thrown kiss, but used at close
range. One kisses their hand, then 'blows' the
kiss toward their partner.
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- Last kiss
Well, the last kiss you get before she leaves
you for someone else! (or before you die.)
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- Make up kiss
After having upset your partner, this is the kiss
that usually follows the apology. Often among
the most passionate of kisses.
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- Sympathy kiss
When one of the participants really doesn't want
to kiss, but does anyway. Also known as a "pity
kiss."
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- Upsidedown kiss
A kiss performed so that one partner's lips are
upside-down to the the other partner, so that
their mouths are top lip to bottom lip. This can
be a very unusual and enjoyable kiss.
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