Meanings
verbkiss up to (third-person singular simple present kisses up to, present participle kissing up to, simple past and past participle kissed up to)
present singular third person kisses up to · participle present kissing up to · participle past kissed up to · past kissed up to
- idiomatictransitiveTo pay false compliments to; to flatter in excess.
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kiss up to. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kiss%20up%20to
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“kiss up to.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kiss%20up%20to. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kiss up to,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kiss%20up%20to.
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