Meaning

3 senses
  1. A kiss in the French style, variously understood as:

    The act or an instance of kissing that involves the use of one's tongue.

    Zungenkuss

    францу́зский поцелу́йfrancúzskij pocelúj, поцелу́й взасо́сpocelúj vzasós, глубо́кий поцелу́йglubókij pocelúj

    францу́зький поцілу́нокfrancúzʹkyj pocilúnok

  2. (uncommon)The act or an instance of kissing another person's cheeks in turn as a greeting.

  3. (rare)The act or an instance of touching cheeks together in turn as a greeting.

More definitions
  • an openmouthed kiss in which your tongue is inserted into the other's mouth

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a kiss involving the tongue:
Русский
By meaning 1
a kiss involving the tongue:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a kiss involving the tongue:

Origin

Originally in reference to a common French greeting. Later, from English and American asso

Originally in reference to a common French greeting. Later, from English and American associations of the French people with sexual boldness (see French), with probable influence from earlier English and continuing European association of the French with oral sex. (See to french.)

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Forms

plural: French kisses

Synonyms

12 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • an openmouthed kiss in which your tongue is inserted into the other's mouth:soul kissdeep kiss

See also

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