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kissy en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From kiss (noun and verb) + -y (adjectival suffix).

Meanings

1. Sentimentally affectionate.
2. (informal) Tending to kiss.
   • "Oh, and one of the kissy girls was Prom King and Queen! I know they said it was a mistake, but I'm still so confused!" 2020 January 29, Jocelyn Samara D., Rain (webcomic), Comic 1228 - Lovely Morning:
3. (informal) Tending to kiss frequently.
   • We sat behind an obnoxiously kissy couple in the cinema.
4. (informal) Suited to kissing; resembling or relating to kissing.
   • kissy lips
   • Kissy face, kissy face / Sent to your phone, but / I'm tryna kiss your lips for real (uh-huh, uh-huh) 2023 November 7 (date recorded), Chae Young Park [i.e., Rosé]; Bruno Mars [pseudonym; Peter Gene Hernandez] [et al.], “Apt.”, in Rosie, performed by Rosé and Bruno Mars, New York, N.Y.: Atlantic Records; Seoul, South Korea: The Black Label, published 18 October 2024:

Forms

Deriveds

kissiness · kissy-kissy

Translations (3)

oc baisarèl (tending to kiss frequently) · es besucón (tending to kiss frequently) · pl całuśny (tending to kiss frequently)

kissy en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kw(e)s-der. Proto-Germanic *kussaz Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *kussijaną Proto-West Germanic *kussijan Old English cyssan Middle English kissen English kiss Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English kissy From kiss (noun) + -y (diminutive suffix).

Meanings

1. (diminutive, form-of, informal) Diminutive of kiss.
   form of kiss
   • “You can't tell anyone about this.” “Oh, I won't tell anyone, Sarah, as long as I can get a kissy.” “What?” “If I can get a kissy, I won't tell a soul what happened here today. But if I don't, who knows what I'll do...?” “OK, fine. One kiss.” 2020 August 10, Michael Cusack, “Maddison's Birthday Party” (8:05 from the start), in YOLO: Crystal Fantasy, season 1, episode 1, spoken by Lucas the Magnificent (Michael Cusack):

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