Meaning of French kiss | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A kiss in the French style, variously understood as:
2. The act or an instance of kissing that involves the use of one's tongue.
3. The act or an instance of kissing another person's cheeks in turn as a greeting.
   uncommon
4. The act or an instance of touching cheeks together in turn as a greeting.
   rare

Equivalents

Examples

“She showed me the French kiss where you stick your tongue out, but I didn't like it.”

“Simple lip kissing may be extended into a deep kiss (a French kiss or soul kiss, in the college parlance) which may involve more or less extensive tongue contacts.”

“I do not think there would be any harm in sending him a French kiss. It is what no English lawyer can object to, it being only justice to make both sides of the face alike.”

“She had informed the amused seniors that the custom of greeting people with a kiss on each cheek was known as the French kiss.”

“Frenchwomen touch cheeks, first one, then the other, and this touching of cheeks is known in England as the French kiss and has been adopted to a considerable extent in London among society women.”

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