French kiss

[ french-kis ]

noun
  1. an open-mouthed kiss in which the tongues touch: There’s nothing more uncomfortable than watching a movie with your parents and sitting through a big, passionate, sloppy French kiss.

Origin of French kiss

1
First recorded in 1920–25. The variants deep kiss and soul kiss were first recorded in 1945–50
  • Also called deep kiss, soul kiss .

Other words from French kiss

  • french-kiss, verb (used with or without object)

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How to use French kiss in a sentence

  • With The Stooges "I Wanna Be Your Dog" playing in the background, Joan gives her a deep kiss.

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  • Cruel one—my soul curses thee, crushes thee forever—false dawn that could not stand the sun's deep kiss—Aurora.

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  • It was as if they had thoughts in their red lips that foresaw and foreknew the deep kiss of each other.

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British Dictionary definitions for French kiss

French kiss

noun
  1. a kiss involving insertion of the tongue into the partner's mouth

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