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A KISS IS THE WORD
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KISSING VOCABULARY
WORDS ~ SLANG ~ IDIOMS


THE ORIGIN OF A KISS
Kiss is derived from the Old English cyssan meaning “to touch with the lips" and from the Proto-Germanic kussjan (source also of Old Saxon kussian, Old Norse kyssa, Old Frisian kessa, Middle Dutch cussen, Dutch, Old High German kussen, German küssen, Norwegian and Danish kysse, Swedish kyssa), from kuss-, probably ultimately imitative of the sound. Gothic used kukjan meaning “two persons, to reciprocally kiss, to kiss each other," circa 1300.

A common ku- sound may be found in the Germanic root and Greek kynein "to kiss," Hittite kuwash-anzi "they kiss," Sanskrit cumbati "he kisses." Some languages make a distinction between the kiss of affection and that of erotic love (compare Latin saviari "erotic kiss," vs. osculum, literally "little mouth"). French embrasser "kiss," but literally "embrace," came about in 17c. when the older word baiser (from Latin basiare) acquired an obscene connotation.

The ancestors of the Modern Germans, Dutch, Frisians, Scandinavians, and English had almost the same word for “kiss,” approximately koss (coss). Part of the New Testament in Gothic has come down to us. Gothic is a Germanic language, recorded in the fourth century, and the word for the verb kiss in it is kukjan. As early as 1861, Dutch dialectal kukken surfaced in scholarly work, and somewhat later an almost identical East Frisian form was set in linguistic circulation. So the speakers of the Germanic languages called “kiss” a kuss– (the vowels might differ slightly) or a kukk-. Hittite for “kiss” was kuwaszi, and it resembles Sanskrit ṡvaṡiti “to blow; snort.” Add the Greek is kuneo. The Latin savium, of obscure origin, is designated as an erotic kiss, while osculum goes back to the word for “mouth” (os). Neither is sound-imitative.

Many of the 17th and 18th century dictionaries also provided definitions for some of the racier forms of kissing, defining suavation as "amorous kissing," centuries before the French kiss was defined with the word cataglottism meaning "a thrusting out the tongue in kissing." And then there is miskissing. This word, which is only defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as "improper kissing" is remarkably rare in the canon of English literature. Especially when one considers how common cases of improper kissing have been.

An Ode to the Obscure Kiss
Rare and Unusual Words


BASIATE - to kiss 1623

BASOREXIA - a strong craving for a kiss. ‘Orexia’ stems from the Latin ‘orexis’ meaning “appetite.”

BAISEMAIN - a seductive kiss on the back of the hand. From the French ‘baiser’ meaning “to kiss” (from Old French ‘baisier’ from Latin ‘basiare’ + mains from Latin ‘manus’ meaning “hand”

BAISIER - a kiss; a kissing circa 1450

BANGER - a violent kiss 1898 slang

BEBASS - to kiss all over, to cover with kisses 1583

BESLOBBER to kiss like a drivelling child 1828

BUSSING kissing; a kiss 1962 American

BUTTERFLY KISS - a 'kiss' made by fluttering one's eyelashes against one's partner's skin to caress it 1923

CALOOP - to go courting; to kiss and cuddle 1942

CATAGLOTTISM - a kissing with the tongue; a laivious kiss 1656

CHEILOPROCLITIC - being aroused by the sight of the lips of another. From the ancient Greek words that mean “inclined toward lips.”

CHU - Japanese for the sound of a kiss

CSOKOLGAT - Hungarian for “shower your love with kisses”

DEOULATE - to kiss eagerly or affectionately 1623

EXOULATE - to kiss heartily or repeatedly and fondly 1570

GRAUNCH - kiss and cuddle someone passionately

GABEROSIE -a kiss 1825

GROUSE - to neck; to pet and kiss; to engage in lovemaking 1958

I-CUSSE - to kiss (mutually) c1205

LALLYGAG - to make a public show of affection, to kiss, to neck, to flirt; to make love; to court 1869 American

LUFTKUSS - Ein Luftkuss" is the act of blowing someone a kiss through the air

MISPRINT - kiss that goes astray 20C

OTCH KISS - a kiss with the cheeks drawn between the jaws (teeth) 1916 American

OSCULAR - of, relating to, or concerned with kissing. New Latin oscularis, from Latin osculum little mouth, kiss + -aris -ar

PECKY - of a kiss: like a bird's peck 1886

PHILEMAPHOBIA- Fear of kissing

QUAKER FIP - a kiss 1846 American

SMACKAROO -a noisy kiss

SAPPIE - of a kiss: soft, tender, long drawn-out 1772

SMEERIKIN - a hearty kiss; a stolen kiss 1824

SNOGGLE - to cuddle; to snuggle; to kiss and caress

SUAVIATE - kiss 1643

SUGARED - of kisses: full of sweetness a1586

YANKEE DIME - a kiss, esp. one offered as a reward; hence, something of little or no value 1846 American

YANKEE NICKEL - a kiss, esp. one offered as a reward; hence, something of little or no value 1965 American

A Tale of Kissing


We have AEIPATHY which is an enduring passion that is all consuming.

CAFUNE is the act of running my hands tenderly through your hair.

OPUS is the intense feeling I get when looking deeply in your eyes.

When I touch your face gently it is called COMMUOVERE & it stirs up feelings that can move me to tears.

When you lean in and touch your tongue to mine the French kiss we share is known as GALOCHER.

The heat rising from our kiss is CALESCENT.

The butterflies in our stomachs are called KILIG.

My imagination of what is coming is VORFREUDE

And it makes me tremble or AQUIVER.

And we were kissing like drowning people breathe - like suddenly we’d discovered something that has never been so sweet before - Morgan Matson

Kiss Me Some Slang
Random Sampling of Kissing


AMERICAN SLANG
  • BUS a kiss 1935 American
  • BUZZ - a kiss 1950 American
  • BUZZER - a kiss 1965 American
  • GRUB - to kiss; to neck and pet; to 'make out' 1966 American student slang
  • HACK - to engage in amorous play or sexual activity; to neck, pet, or spoon; to kiss 1943 American slang
  • HMUTZ - to kiss; to caress 1939 American
  • HOOK - to engage in kissing, petting, or sexual intercourse; to kiss passionately 1989 American students' slang
  • MUSH IT UP - to kiss and cuddle 1920s US slang
  • NOSH - to kiss in a sustained fashion 1994 US slang
  • MACK - a French kiss 1978 American slang
  • MOOCH - a kiss 1965 American
  • MOW - to kiss 20C US slang
  • MUG UP - to flirt, to kiss 1947 US slang
  • MUNCH OUT - to kiss passionately 1980s US college slang
  • SMUTZ - to kiss; to caress 1968 American
  • ZOOM-IN - a sudden, unexpected, and sometimes unwanted, kiss 1990s US slang​

​BRITISH SLANG
  • BEAK - to kiss 1898
  • CANOODLE -This is probably a bit of hugging and bit of kissing, which makes it sound all rather nice and lovely. Except it’s probably done secretly somewhere. Canoodling really should be done lying down to reap the benefits of having a lovely warm cuddle too.
  • COPPING OFF - People would ‘cop off’ with each other at the back of the school bus in the 1980s.
  • LAMOR - a kiss 2002
  • NECKING - Kissing the neck, rather than the lips, most probably. Otherwise it would be called ‘lipping’. But - some think it’s an old fashioned term used by the older generation to describe the art of snogging.
  • NEP - to kiss 1905
  • QUILT - to kiss 1905
  • SNOGGING - This is the British version of ‘making out’. It is deemed a ‘lusty and hearty’ type of kiss.
  • WALKING OUT - This phrase is used by gentlemen who are taking out gals for dinner and then having a snog every now and then.

IRISH SLANG
  • SHIFT. The original, and the best.
  • MEET. A favourite in the midlands.
  • FEEK. Used sporadically. Can refer to more if you know what I mean.
  • POG
  • GET THE WEAR
  • WEAR THE FACE OFF
  • LOB THE GOB

AND ALL THE REST
  • BAS - a kiss circa 1450
  • BUSK a loud or vigorous kiss 1968
  • CHOOMER - a kiss 1857 gypsy
  • SANDWICH - to kiss 1950s W. Indies slang
  • SMOUSH - a kiss 1963 Aust. slang
  • LIP-FAVOUR - a kiss 1592
  • LIP-LICK - a kiss 1582
  • MUSH - to kiss and caress 1939 slang
  • NEB - to kiss; to caress 1609
  • SMOOCH - a kiss 19C colloquial
  • PECK - a brief or perfunctory kiss 1893 slang
  • SMACK - a loud kiss 1604 slang
  • WAFT - to 'blow' a kiss; to send a sound, fragrance, etc. through the air 1718

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OBSOLETE EXPRESSIONS

  • DAB NEBS WITH ANYONE - to kiss, to 'bill and coo' 1883 English
  • FAKE THE SWEETENER(S) - to kiss c1840 criminals' slang
  • GAM AROUND - to kiss 1980s US college slang
  • GO AROUND THE WORLD - kiss another's body comprehensively circa 1940 US prostitutes usage
  • LAY ON THE LIPS - to kiss 1599
  • ROLL IN ONE'S IVORIES - to kiss 1780 slang

A KISS FOR AN IDIOM

KISS AND MAKE UP- it means to be friends again after a mean fight or argument. Kiss and makeup also denotes a happy ending to an otherwise bad incident.

SEAL WITH A KISS - refers to sending something with lots of affection and carefulness. Oftentimes, people write love letters and seal them with a kiss.

BLOW SOMEONE A KISS - suggests using the hands and mouth to send and blow a kiss toward another person. Blowing someone a kiss is a pantomime or a form of communication by gestures.

KISS AND TELL - People who kiss and tell discuss personal matters or secrets about other people they know very well. People who kiss and tell just cannot stop spilling secrets.

KISS SOMETHING GOODBYE - insinuates losing or ending something. It often refers to closing moments.

KISS THE DUST - implies falling on the ground because of death, sickness, or failure.

KISS OF DEATH - a result in failure or disappointment. A kiss of death is generally regarded as a negative action or event.

KISS OF LIFE - to give a person a chance to live again by blowing into his or her mouth, pumping his or her chest, or simply rescuing him or her.

KISS UP TO SOMEONE - suggests flattering a person in order to get some favors. Kissing up to someone is basically not a positive thing to do because it entails giving false praises.

KISSING COUSINS -refers to individuals who are related by blood. Kissing cousins are usually close to each other, to the point that they can kiss each other as a greeting when they meet.
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