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snog

/snɑg/
/snɒg/
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Other forms: snogging

To snog is to kiss. A teenage couple might snog throughout an entire two hour movie.

The verb snog is British slang for kiss, cuddle, or make out. It's a word that is more and more common in American English as well, as a casual way to talk about kissing. It can be painful for kids to watch their parents snog, and many of them don't want to see people snog in movies either. The word has been around since about 1945, though its origin is unknown.

Definitions of snog
  1. verb
    touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
    synonyms: buss, kiss, osculate
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    types:
    peck, smack
    kiss lightly
    type of:
    touch
    make physical contact with, come in contact with
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