Malay kiss

noun

The rubbing of noses as a sign of affection.

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Meanings

nounMalay kiss (plural Malay kisses)

plural Malay kisses

  1. The rubbing of noses as a sign of affection.

    In the afternoon two women arrived with a large party of friends and relations, and at parting there was a general nose-rubbing (the Malay kiss), and some tears shed.

    1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume II, London: Macmillan and Co., page 165
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Malay kiss. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malay%20kiss

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