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(now uncommon) The act or an instance of kissing another person's cheeks in turn as a greeting. / (rare) The act or an instance of touching cheeks together in turn as a greeting.

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French kiss

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Source Word

French kiss

IPA(Pronunciation)

/frɛntʃˈkɪs/

Noun

uncommon rare

(now uncommon) The act or an instance of kissing another person's cheeks in turn as a greeting. / (rare) The act or an instance of touching cheeks together in turn as a greeting.

Japanese Meaning

（現代では珍しい）相手の頬に、順番にキスをする挨拶行為 / （稀な用法）挨拶として、順番に頬と頬を接触させる行為

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At the family reunion, my grandmother insisted on a French kiss for each relative as they arrived.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

家族の再会で、祖母は到着するたびに親戚一人ひとりに頬にキスをする挨拶を求めた。

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(now uncommon) The act or an instance of kissing another person's cheeks in turn as a greeting.

I do not think there would be any harm in sending him a French kiss. It is what no English lawyer can object to, it being only justice to make both sides of the face alike.

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(rare) The act or an instance of touching cheeks together in turn as a greeting.

Frenchwomen touch cheeks, first one, then the other, and this touching of cheeks is known in England as the French kiss and has been adopted to a considerable extent in London among society women.

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