v.
- touch or caress with the lips as a sign of love, affection, or greeting.
▸Billiards & Snooker (of a ball) lightly touch (another ball).
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(kiss someone/thing off)
N. Amer. informal dismiss someone rudely; end a relationship abruptly.
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(kiss up to)
N. Amer. informal behave obsequiously towards.
n.
- a touch or caress with the lips.
▸Billiards & Snooker a slight touch of a ball against another ball.
- N. Amer. a small cake, biscuit, or sweet.
Phrase
- kiss and tell
chiefly derogatory recount one's sexual exploits concerning a famous person. - kiss someone's arse
(or N. Amer. ass)
vulgar slang behave obsequiously towards someone. - kiss of death
an action that ensures failure, especially when apparently benign. - kiss of life
- mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
- something that revives a failing enterprise.
- kiss of peace
a ceremonial kiss signifying unity, especially during the Eucharist. - kiss the rod
accept punishment submissively.
Derivative
- kissable adj.
- kissy adj. (informal).
Etymology
OE cyssan (v.), of Gmc origin.