French kiss
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French kiss
- /frɛntʃˈkɪs/
- /frɛnʃˈkɪs/
Where it comes from
Originally in reference to a common French greeting. Later, from English and American associations of the French people with sexual boldness (see French), with probable influence from earlier English and continuing European association of the French with oral sex. (See to french.)
noun French kisses · French-kiss · french-kiss · frenchkiss
- The act or an instance of kissing that involves the use of one's tongue. She showed me the French kiss where you stick your tongue out, but I didn't like it.
- The act or an instance of kissing another person's cheeks in turn as a greeting. 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.
- The act or an instance of touching cheeks together in turn as a greeting. 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.
Similar: tongue kiss, cataglottism, soul kiss, snog, shift, to meet, pash, tongue sandwich, tongue sushi, tonsil tennis, tonsil hockey
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noun
Similar: tongue kiss, cataglottism, soul kiss, snog, shift, to meet, pash, tongue sandwich, tongue sushi, tonsil tennis, tonsil hockey
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noun a kiss involving the tongue
| Español | beso francés, beso con lengua, morreo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 프렌치 키스 peurenchi kiseu |
| 日本語 | ディープ・キス dīpu-kisu, フレンチ・キス Furenchi-kisu |
| 中文 | 舌吻 shéwěn, 濕吻 /湿吻 shīwěn, 深吻 shēnwěn, 法式接吻 fǎshì jiēwěn |
| Português | beijo de língua, beijo francês, linguado, beijo linguado |
| Français | baiser florentin, baiser colombin, baiser amoureux, baiser profond, baiser lingual, patin |
| Deutsch | Zungenkuss |
| Italiano | bacio alla francese, bacio alla fiorentina, slinguata, limonata |
| Ελληνικά | γλωσσόφιλο glossófilo, γαλλικό φιλί gallikó filí |
| Русский | францу́зский поцелу́й francúzskij pocelúj, поцелу́й взасо́с pocelúj vzasós, глубо́кий поцелу́й glubókij pocelúj, поцелу́й с языко́м pocelúj s jazykóm |
| Tiếng Việt | cháo lưỡi |
| العربية | قُبْلَة فَرَنْسِيَّة |
| עברית | נְשִׁיקָה צָרְפָתִית nəšīqå̄h ṣå̄rəp̄å̄ṯīṯ |
verb to give a French kiss
| Español | tranzar, morrear, agarrar |
|---|---|
| Português | beijar de língua |
| Français | rouler un patin, rouler une pelle, rouler une galoche, galocher, frencher |
| Deutsch | mit Zunge küssen, einen Zungenkuss geben, knutschen, rumlecken |
| Italiano | limonare, limonarsi |
| Ελληνικά | φιλάω με γλώσσα filáo me glóssa |
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title = {French kiss},
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