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kissproof en · ADJ

Etymology

From kiss + -proof.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, of lipstick) Resistant to smearing when the wearer is kissed.
    • From this and related experiences, she invented the first kissproof lipstick in her kitchen. Eventually her brand captured 25 percent of the market. 2001, Thomas J. Stanley, The Millionaire Mind, page 64:
    • Questioned about whether her lipstick was "really kissproof," she teased a reporter at Business Week: "How kissproof it is depends on the degree of friction." 2002, Virginia G. Drachman, Enterprising Women: 250 Years of American Business, page 95:

Translations (2)

de kussecht (Translations) · hu csókálló (Translations)