kissy

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adjective

Sentimentally affectionate.

“kissy lips”

UncommonScrabble 12

Meanings

kissy1

adjectivekissy (comparative kissier, superlative kissiest)

comparative kissier · superlative kissiest

  1. informalTending to kiss.

    "Oh, and one of the kissy girls was Prom King and Queen! I know they said it was a mistake, but I'm still so confused!"

    2020 January 29, Jocelyn Samara D., Rain (webcomic), Comic 1228 - Lovely Morning
  2. informalTending to kiss frequently.

    We sat behind an obnoxiously kissy couple in the cinema.

  3. informalSuited to kissing; resembling or relating to kissing.

    kissy lips

    1 more example

    Kissy face, kissy face / Sent to your phone, but / I'm tryna kiss your lips for real (uh-huh, uh-huh)

    2023 November 7 (date recorded), Chae Young Park [i.e., Rosé]; Bruno Mars [pseudonym; Peter Gene Hernandez] [et al.], “Apt.”, in Rosie, performed by Rosé and Bruno Mars, New York, N.Y.: Atlantic Records; Seoul, South Korea: The Black Label, published 18 October 2024

kissy2

nounkissy (plural kissies)

plural kissies · alternative kissie

  1. diminutiveinformalDiminutive of kiss.

    “You can't tell anyone about this.” “Oh, I won't tell anyone, Sarah, as long as I can get a kissy.” “What?” “If I can get a kissy, I won't tell a soul what happened here today. But if I don't, who knows what I'll do...?” “OK, fine. One kiss.”

    2020 August 10, Michael Cusack, “Maddison's Birthday Party” (8:05 from the start), in YOLO: Crystal Fantasy, season 1, episode 1, spoken by Lucas the Magnificent (Michael Cusack)

Kissy3

proper noun
  1. A neighbourhood at the east end of Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Origin

kissy · adjective

From kiss (noun and verb) + -y (adjectival suffix).

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kissy · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kw(e)s-
  2. Proto-Germanic*kussaz
  3. Proto-Germanic*kussijaną
  4. Proto-West Germanic*kussijan
  5. Old Englishcyssan
  6. Middle Englishkissen
  7. Englishkiss
  8. Englishkissy

From kiss (noun) + -y (diminutive suffix).

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Translations

Polish całuśny
  • całuśnytending to kiss frequently
Spanish besucón
  • besucóntending to kiss frequently

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

kissy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kissy

MLA

“kissy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kissy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kissy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kissy.

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