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to snog

to snog

34 8.7
To kiss and hold someone in a romantic or sexual way
  • verb
  • /snɒg/
  • NSFW
translation icon : besuquearse
  • After the movie, they couldn't resist snogging outside in the warm summer breeze.

Probably marry the sweet boy Liam and snog Dammy.

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Examples

  • All she wants to do is snog me.

  • Ew, he wants you to snog him.

  • Brilliant snog, snog, snog, kiss, kiss, kiss, dancing in the rain.

  • Let's give it a snog, you see?

  • Ello and I snogged the last and it was all right in it.

  • I would have snogged LM and then I would have married Tie just because we were close.

  • You better snog him.

  • They spent the afternoon snogging on the couch, lost in each other's company.

  • As the fireworks lit up the sky, he pulled her close and they began to snog.

Synonyms

to kiss
vsto snog
1.0

To touch someone with your lips to show love, greeting, or respect

is more intense and focused on romantic sexual contact
to buss
vsto snog
  • Archaic
9 9.9

To kiss someone, used in old books or poems

is modernly used for longer, passionate romantic contact
to canoodle
vsto snog
  • Archaic
5 9.1

Kiss and hold someone in a playful or loving way

is stronger and more explicitly sexual in tone
smooching
vsto snog
  • Informal
4 7.0

Kissing and cuddling in a playful or romantic way

is more passionate and sexually intimate than that
to give a smooch
vsto snog
  • Informal
7.3

To kiss someone quickly and affectionately

is deeper and involves passionate touching or sexual intent
to osculate
vsto snog
  • Formal
9.9

Touch someone with the lips to greet or show affection

is less formal and more overtly sexual or passionate

Compounds

quick snog
  • Slang
9.1

A short strong kiss given suddenly, often in private

How Passionate

French kiss
  • NSFW
6 3.3
to make out
  • NSFW
130 8.1
to snog
  • NSFW
34 8.7
to kiss
1.0
to peck
4 2.0

Surface Forms

snog infinitive
snogged past
snogged past participle
snogging present participle
snogs third person singular

Etymology

The word snog is British slang for kissing and cuddling. Its exact origin is uncertain, but a helpful way to remember it is to think of it as a mix of smooch and snuggle, both words about kissing or close hugging, so snog means 'to kiss and cuddle passionately'.