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单词 Glasgow kiss
释义 Glasgow kiss, n. Brit. slang.
Brit. |ˌglazgəʊ ˈkɪs|, |ˌglɑːzgəʊ ˈkɪs|, U.S. |ˌglæzˌgoʊ ˈkɪs|, |ˌglæsˌgoʊ ˈkɪs|
[Glasgow, the name of a city in west central Scotland + kiss n., in humorous allusion to the reputation for violence accorded to some parts of the city. Compare earlier Liverpool kiss n. at Liverpool n. Additions]
A head-butt.
1982Daily Mirror 2 June 7/2 Glasgow has its own way of welcoming people... There is a broken bottle gripped in the fist of greeting. Or there's the Glasgow Kiss—a sharp whack on the nose with the forehead.1987Financial Times 25 July (Weekend section) p. viii/1 The great politician, kneeling to receive a blessing.., rose too soon and inadvertently administered what is known in some circles as a Glasgow kiss.1997C. Butts Is Harry on Boat? (2001) xv. 247 The slap hurt. Rick's instinctive reaction was to give her a Glasgow kiss, a knee-jerk reaction to the stinging pain, but the impulse passed in seconds.2002Daily Rec. (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 9 Aug. One of them delivered a Glasgow kiss—flesh on flesh, bone on bone—to a younger man.
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