French kiss
See also: French-kiss
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
In use since the beginning of 20th century: likely from the reputation the French had for more adventurous and passionate sex practices.
Pronunciation
Audio (AU) (file)
Noun
French kiss (plural French kisses)
- (idiomatic) A kiss (or the act of kissing) that involves contact of both persons' tongues.
- Synonyms: cataglottis, snog, soul kiss, tongue kiss
Translations
tongue kiss
|
|
Verb
French kiss (third-person singular simple present French kisses, present participle French kissing, simple past and past participle French kissed)
- (idiomatic, transitive) To give someone a French kiss.
- 2007, Nin Andrews, Sleeping with Houdini: Poems, BOA Editions, →ISBN, page 76:
- That's how she pictured him, her French lover, like the deepest kiss that she had ever felt. She who had never French kissed.
-
- (intransitive) To kiss in this manner.
Translations
to give someone a French kiss
|
to kiss in this manner
|
|
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.