kissogramn.
/ˈkɪsəɡram/, U.S. /ˈkɪsəˌɡræm/ A novelty telegram or greetings message sent through a commercial agency, which is delivered (usually by a provocatively-dressed young woman) with a kiss, esp. to amuse or embarrass the recipient.A ‘Kissogram Post Card’ (Valentine Series) was available in the 1900s. The sender could leave the imprint of a kiss on the face of the card, above a sentimental verse (‘..But it's you that I'd rather be “kissing”.’).
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1982 Standard 9 Aug. 4/1 Kissagrams. 286 9531.
1984 Times 11 Aug. 3/2 A kissogram employer who parked his car illegally rather than allow his scantily-clad girls to walk too far was fined £10 on each of nine charges.
1984 Daily Tel. 30 Oct. 3/3 A sex-change Kiss-a-Gram girl stepped into the Marlborough Street dock yesterday clad in a see-through bra, black knickers, and fishnet stockings with suspender belt.
1985 Sunday Express Mag. 14 Apr. 22/2 People mostly send Kissagrams to mark birthdays, anniversaries and vasectomies.
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