Eskimo-kiss

present singular third person Eskimo-kisses · participle present Eskimo-kissing · participle past Eskimo-kissed · past Eskimo-kissed

1. To rub one’s nose against something or another’s nose.

   Had he just been Eskimo-kissing a woman?

   2005, Crystal Green, A Tycoon in Texas, Harlequin, →ISBN

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   How could you reason with a man who was Eskimo-kissing a six-month-old?

   1999, Liz Ireland, Baby for Hire, Harlequin, →ISBN

   The sight of this tough-looking kid cooing and Eskimo-kissing a puppy made Dell smile.

   2001, Janet McDonald, Spellbound, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN

   But my next three “turns” would be donated to other participants who actually enjoyed the process of having their arms pulled out of their sockets while balancing precariously on one big toe and Eskimo-kissing slimy dew-coated rocks with their nose.

   2007, Vicki Kuyper, Wonderlust: A Spiritual Travelogue for the Adventurous Soul, New Hope® Publishers, →ISBN

   Now it has scrabbled onto the sag where she sat in the old deckchair and is gingerly sniffing, Eskimo-kissing, the weathered canvas, testing tentatively with whisker and paw the pliant surface, unsure if this is where to curl and nap in the weak midwinter sun.

   2009, Andrew Lansdown, “Cat”, in Little Book of Cats, National Library of Australia, →ISBN, page 25

   While your palate positevely vibrates with excitement, your nose may detect hints of green apples, pears, and limes, along with a chalky minerality—all in all, a spritzy, pleasantly sour rush that will revive you faster than Eskimo-kissing a round of smelling salts.

   2010, Mark Oldman, Oldman’s Brave New World of Wine: Pleasure, Value, and Adventure Beyond Wine’s Usual Suspects, W. W. Norton & Company, →ISBN, page 67