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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

kiss off en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) to bid goodbye to (someone) with a kiss.
    • My girlfriend came to kiss me off at the airport.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) to dismiss casually; to sidetrack or shut down (someone); to reject or spurn.
  3. (euphemistic, imperative, intransitive, usually) to leave; get lost, beat it
    • We're here, we're queer, we're fabulous, Get used to it. If you don't like it, kiss off. 1990 December 16, Laura Briggs, quoting anonymous poster, “Gay Students Fight 'Little War' At Mass. School”, in Gay Community News, volume 18, number 22, page 3:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
kissing off Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
kisses off Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
kissed off Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
kissed off Tense=Past lexicographic