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tongue bath en · NOUN

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Etymology

Compound of tongue + bath.

Meanings

1. A sexual licking of another's body.
   • If you try giving or receiving a tongue bath, you will notice that it seldom gets completed. 2005, Jack Rinella, Becoming a Slave: The Theory and Practice of Voluntary Servitude, Rinella Editorial Services:
2. Sycophantic or obsequious praise.
   • It’s possible that Trump meant to include the URL of Goodwin’s tongue-bath of an article instead of his email address. 2017, Matthew Dessem, “Donald Trump Tweets About His “Enormously Consensual Presidency”, in Slate:
3. The cleansing of fur by licking, as practised by dogs, cats, etc.
   • Tongue baths do more for cats than help keep them clean. 2012, Dawn Cusick, Animal Tongues:

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