French kiss en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /frɛnʃˈkɪs/
- /frɛntʃˈkɪs/
Etymology
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.)
Meanings
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A kiss in the French style, variously understood as: ▸ 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.
1922, Elliot Harold Paul, Indelible, page 61: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.
1948, Alfred Charles Kinsey et al., Sexual Behavior of the Human Male, page 540:
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(uncommon) A kiss in the French style, variously understood as: ▸ The act or an instance of kissing another person's cheeks in turn as a greeting.
She had informed the amused seniors that the custom of greeting people with a kiss on each cheek was known as the French kiss.
2007, Ronald Johnston, Big Lie, page 37: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.
1836, John Scott, letter
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(rare) A kiss in the French style, variously understood as: ▸ 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.
1898 August 31, Bangor Daily Whig, page 4:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| French-kiss | alternative | lexicographic | |
| french-kiss | alternative | lexicographic | |
| frenchkiss | alternative | lexicographic | |
| French kisses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
French kisser · French kissing
Synonyms
tonsil hockey (kiss involving the tongue) · tongue kiss (kiss involving the tongue) · tonsil tennis (kiss involving the tongue) · soul kiss (kiss involving the tongue) · to meet (kiss involving the tongue) · pash (kiss involving the tongue) · tongue sushi (kiss involving the tongue) · cataglottism (kiss involving the tongue) · shift (kiss involving the tongue) · snog (kiss involving the tongue) · tongue sandwich (kiss involving the tongue)
Translations (93)
vi cháo lưỡi (a kiss involving the tongue) · bn ফরাসি চুম্বন (a kiss involving the tongue) · pl francuski pocałunek (a kiss involving the tongue) · nn fransk kyss (a kiss involving the tongue) · cy cusan Ffrengig (a kiss involving the tongue) · hu nyelves csók (a kiss involving the tongue) · fr baiser colombin (a kiss involving the tongue) · ar قُبْلَة فَرَنْسِيَّة (a kiss involving the tongue) · pa ਫ਼੍ਰਾਂਸੀਸੀ ਚੁੰਮੀ (a kiss involving the tongue) · ru поцелу́й взасо́с (a kiss involving the tongue) · pa ਫਰੈਂਚ ਕਿਸ (a kiss involving the tongue) · tr Fransız öpücüğü (a kiss involving the tongue) · ja ディープ・キス (a kiss involving the tongue) · et keelesuudlus (a kiss involving the tongue) · cmn 深吻 (a kiss involving the tongue) · pt beijo de língua (a kiss involving the tongue) · it bacio alla fiorentina (a kiss involving the tongue) · la suāvium (a kiss involving the tongue) · cmn 濕吻 /湿吻 (a kiss involving the tongue) · gl bico francés (a kiss involving the tongue) · cs francouzák (a kiss involving the tongue) · mzn عاشقونه خاش (a kiss involving the tongue) · el γαλλικό φιλί (a kiss involving the tongue) · it limonata (a kiss involving the tongue) · id ciuman Perancis (a kiss involving the tongue) · lt prancūziškas bučinys (a kiss involving the tongue) · is sleikur (a kiss involving the tongue) · ru поцелу́й с языко́м (a kiss involving the tongue) · is tungukoss (a kiss involving the tongue) · tl halik-Pranses (a kiss involving the tongue) · fy tongtút (a kiss involving the tongue) · ka მიზასა (a kiss involving the tongue) · cmn 法式接吻 (a kiss involving the tongue) · es morreo (a kiss involving the tongue) · fa بوسه فرانسوی (a kiss involving the tongue) · pt beijo linguado (a kiss involving the tongue) · pl pocałunek z języczkiem (a kiss involving the tongue) · ka ჩაზასა (a kiss involving the tongue) · uz fransuz boʻsa (a kiss involving the tongue) · mzn فرانسوی خاش (a kiss involving the tongue) · rw gusomana kw'abafaransa (a kiss involving the tongue) · fr baiser profond (a kiss involving the tongue) · he נְשִׁיקָה צָרְפָתִית (a kiss involving the tongue) · nb tungekyss (a kiss involving the tongue) · sl francọ̑ski poljȗb (a kiss involving the tongue) · tl halik na Pranses (a kiss involving the tongue) · cmn 舌吻 (a kiss involving the tongue) · mzn لو بَیتِن (a kiss involving the tongue) · ka მოჯიგრა (a kiss involving the tongue) · nl tongzoen (a kiss involving the tongue) · az dərin öpüş (a kiss involving the tongue) · cs francouzský polibek (a kiss involving the tongue) · nn tungekyss (a kiss involving the tongue) · uk францу́зький поцілу́нок (a kiss involving the tongue) · es beso francés (a kiss involving the tongue) · el γλωσσόφιλο (a kiss involving the tongue) · tl halik ng Pranses (a kiss involving the tongue) · it slinguata (a kiss involving the tongue) · egl bêś a la francéśa (a kiss involving the tongue) · eo franca kiso (a kiss involving the tongue) · de Zungenkuss (a kiss involving the tongue) · fa بوسه عاشقانه (a kiss involving the tongue) · pnb فرینچ چمی (a kiss involving the tongue) · ja フレンチ・キス (a kiss involving the tongue) · nl tongkus (a kiss involving the tongue) · it bacio alla francese (a kiss involving the tongue) · pt linguado (a kiss involving the tongue) · tl laplapan (a kiss involving the tongue) · ru глубо́кий поцелу́й (a kiss involving the tongue) · ia basio a lingua (a kiss involving the tongue) · fr baiser florentin (a kiss involving the tongue) · da tungekys (a kiss involving the tongue) · ca petó amb llengua (a kiss involving the tongue) · fr baiser amoureux (a kiss involving the tongue) · az Fransız öpüşü (a kiss involving the tongue) · fr pelle (a kiss involving the tongue) · is franskur koss (a kiss involving the tongue) · es beso con lengua (a kiss involving the tongue) · fi kielari (a kiss involving the tongue) · pt beijo francês (a kiss involving the tongue) · fy tongepat (a kiss involving the tongue) · fr galoche (a kiss involving the tongue) · nb fransk kyss (a kiss involving the tongue) · ko 프렌치 키스 (a kiss involving the tongue) · my ဖရင့်ကစ် (a kiss involving the tongue) · ca bes amb llengua (a kiss involving the tongue) · fr patin (a kiss involving the tongue) · fi kielisuudelma (a kiss involving the tongue) · ru францу́зский поцелу́й (a kiss involving the tongue) · la bāsium linguae (a kiss involving the tongue) · sv tungkyss (a kiss involving the tongue) · fr baiser lingual (a kiss involving the tongue) · fr french (a kiss involving the tongue)