Glasgow kiss

noun

A sharp, sudden headbutt to the nose, usually resulting in a broken nose.

Similar
Gorbals kiss
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Meanings

nounGlasgow kiss (plural Glasgow kisses)

plural Glasgow kisses

  1. UKeuphemistichumorousA sharp, sudden headbutt to the nose, usually resulting in a broken nose.

    In a Glasgow Kiss the hard head butted his huge nose, flattened it with a crunching sound […]

    1962, Frank Bruno, The Black Pearl, page 187
    1 more example

    […] the first white Yank glasses the first black Yank so I get in there and gave him the Glasgow kiss and that's that.

    2014, Iain Maloney, First Time Solo, →ISBN, page 60

    Synonyms: Gorbals kiss

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA sharp, sudden headbutt to the nose, usually resulting in a broken nose.

Similar
Gorbals kiss
Also see
nut

Origin

Sarcastic reference to the supposed stereotypical belligerence of Glaswegians.

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APA

Glasgow kiss. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Glasgow%20kiss

MLA

“Glasgow kiss.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Glasgow%20kiss. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Glasgow kiss,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Glasgow%20kiss.

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