Meanings
nounindirect kiss (plural indirect kisses)
plural indirect kisses
- The act of touching with one's lips an object that someone else has touched with one's lips recently, symbolizing a kiss between the two people. Often used in the context of shared food.
Freddie drank from the cup anyway. He looked at the faint red lipstick mark around the rim and said, “Does this count as an indirect kiss?”
2022, G. Rocket, Meet My Love
Translations
French baiser indirect
- baiser indirecttouching one's lips to an object that someone else has touched their lips to
Japanese 間接キス
- 間接キス (kansetsu kisu)touching one's lips to an object that someone else has touched their lips to
Portuguese beijo indireto
- beijo indiretotouching one's lips to an object that someone else has touched their lips to
Spanish beso indirecto
- beso indirectotouching one's lips to an object that someone else has touched their lips to
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APA
indirect kiss. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indirect%20kiss
MLA
“indirect kiss.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indirect%20kiss. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “indirect kiss,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indirect%20kiss.
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