soul kissn.
/ˈsəʊl ˌkɪs/, U.S. /ˈsoʊl ˌkɪs/ 1. An instance of intimate spiritual contact or communion; a caress or salute of the spirit. rare.
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1848 Spiritual Mag. Feb. 48/2 Soul-kisses, or those invisible sweet embraces between the Lord Christ, and his spouse the church; they are heavenly and spiritual kisses, such as worldly spirits know nothing of.
1910 G. T. Thompson Extended Vision! xv. 189 We send you a soul-kiss, which we trust will remain on your spiritual lips until we fall on your neck.
2. Originally U.S. A passionate kiss, typically involving contact between tongues. Cf. French kiss n. 2.
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the mind > emotion > love > kiss > [noun] > kiss with insertion of tongue
soul kiss1877
French kiss1922
deep kiss1951
the mind > emotion > love > kiss > [noun] > kiss with insertion of tongue > action of giving French kisses
cataglottism1656
French kissing1859
soul kiss1877
slobbing1904
deep kissing1948
1877 Godey's Lady's Bk. Feb. 163/1 She raised her lips to meet his in a long, soul kiss.
1908 Hutchinson (Kansas) Daily News 12 May 7 Two Central office men..brusquely interrupted in a ‘soul-kiss’ a tall, good looking Russian and a handsome woman.
1936 Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press 24 Sept. 18/4 The honeymoon ends..when a perfunctory peck on the cheek Takes the place of the grand soul kiss.
1948 A. C. Kinsey et al. Sexual Behavior Human Male xvi. 540 Simple lip kissing may be extended into a deep kiss (a French kiss or soul kiss, in the college parlance) which may involve more or less extensive tongue contacts.
1970 R. Davies Fifth Business iii. i. 130 Some of them were experts in what were then called French kisses or soul kisses, which the irreverent called ‘swapping spits’.
2005 W. Mosley Cinnamon Kiss xxviii. 185 Pinky leaned over and gave Raymond a deep soul kiss.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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