buss
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9.9
- noun
- /bʌs/
- Archaic
:
beso
- He pushes his umbrella away from his head to duck under my umbrella and buss the cheek I proffer.
Examples
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"I didn't see you either," she said evenly, forcing a smile of her own as I gave her a quick buss on the cheek.
Fiction book (2001) -
" She gave Kalisher a quick buss, then dug into her tote.
Fiction book (1994) -
She greeted him with a gentle buss on the lips before they departed.
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The child received a sweet buss from her grandmother on her birthday.
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He leaned in to give her a soft buss, making her smile with delight.
Synonyms
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A touch of lips on someone to show love, greeting, or respect
A kiss made with the lips to show affection
A kiss often mentioned in old or literary writing
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Etymology
Buss comes from an old Dutch word buss or busse that meant 'kiss', and English writers long ago used it for a small kiss, like a 'peck'. So a buss as a noun simply means a kiss, which is why you find it in poems and old stories.