buss
To kissTo kiss (either literally or figuratively).
» The busses are especially crowded during rush hour.
Meaning
3 senses(dialectal, often, poetic, transitive)To kiss (either literally or figuratively).
(intransitive)To kiss.
(intransitive, slang, vulgar)To ejaculate; to eject semen or to squirt.
- touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
Examples
5 sentencesThe busses are especially crowded during rush hour.
These tables need to be bussed.
Double-deck busses are popular in tourist destinations.
Sami came off the buss.
Tom bussed people to the capital to try to overturn a free and fair election.
Origin
Uncertain. First attested in the 1560s. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰus- (“lip, toUncertain. First attested in the 1560s. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰus- (“lip, to kiss”) via Proto-Germanic *busaną (compare German bussen), but in any case imitative of kissing. Compare Welsh bus (“kiss, lip”) and Irish bus (“lips, mouth”) (both may have influenced English), Persian بوس (bus, “kiss”), Latvian buča (“kiss”), Latin basium (“kiss”).
Alternative form of bust (coda-simplification).
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Forms
busses, bussing, bussed, bussedSynonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle