chef's kiss
A gesture in which the fingers and thumb of one hand are pinched together, kissed, and…A gesture in which the fingers and thumb of one hand are pinched together, kissed, and then blown away, signifying that something is delicious or exquisite.
Meaning
1 sensesA gesture in which the fingers and thumb of one hand are pinched together, kissed, and then blown away, signifying that something is delicious or exquisite.
Origin
From the stereotypical association of the gesture with a French or Italian chef.From the stereotypical association of the gesture with a French or Italian chef.
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Forms
plural: chef's kisses| Singular | chef's kiss |
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See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.