Meanings
present singular third person kissies up · participle present kissying up · participle past kissied up · past kissied up
- informalintransitiverareSynonym of kiss up.
[Y]ou can answer him and Jim and you three can waltz through your pat testimonies and kissy up to each other.
2000 September 14, FAWNSCRIBE, “Praying to God about the BofM”, in alt.religion.mormon (Usenet), archived from the original on 06 Aug 20265 more examples
When you leave, can you take the Nation of Islam slimeballs with you? They love to kissy up to their Arab masters.
1996 April 19, Geoff Cooper, “Arabs must leave the United Nations”, in soc.culture.jewish (Usenet), archived from the original on 06 Aug 2026We must look awfully immoral to many in the world, the way we kissy up to money and the "art of the deal" regardless of character.
1997 June 30, Van, “CEO wages up 24%. Worker wages go south.”, in alt.fan.rush-limbaugh (Usenet), archived from the original on 06 Aug 2026Just goes to show who your friends aren't, I suppose. Or maybe it's because I don't kissy up to the right arses on certain newsgroups.
1999 April 10, Helen, “(Rude Question) -Whats^([sic]) are the ages of some of the writers doing who^([sic]) novels?”, in rec.arts.drwho (Usenet), archived from the original on 06 Aug 2026Bottom line....do not accept what you got. You got fucked and did not even get kissed. and now, it[’]s kissy up, and try to keep you from getting angry...
2001 January 26, CBHVAC, “Alignment question--Dodge dakota 98”, in alt.autos.dodge.trucks (Usenet), archived from the original on 06 Aug 2026Apparently *you* also have the same kind of *head in the sand think*. Welcome to Brunduh world, where stupidity and kissy up to liars and assholes is the rule.
2001 October 11, jim dutton, quoting Rauni, “this is what happened when my daughter had difficulties and I continued to love her”, in soc.singles (Usenet), archived from the original on 06 Aug 2026Synonyms: kiss up
Synonyms & antonyms
verbSynonym of kiss up.
Cite this entry
kissy up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kissy%20up
“kissy up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kissy%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kissy up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kissy%20up.
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