French-kissing

Deep romantic kiss

French-kissing is kissing with open mouths and touching tongues—a more intimate and erotic form than a closed-lip kiss.

The term dates from the early twentieth century, when Americans and Britons associated such uninhibited kissing with the French: They were French-kissing in the back of the car.

Also called making out or, in older slang, necking.

intimacy

tongue

Oral muscle for taste

snogging · necking · passion · desire · arousal · foreplay · sensuality · lust · chemistry · attraction

romance

lover

Romantic intimate

flirtation · infatuation · wooing · moonlight · embrace · tenderness · closeness · affection · spark · butterflies

Opposites
intensity/intimacy of kiss

French-kissingpeck

Dry measure or quick kiss

pecking · quick kiss · air kiss · forehead kiss · butterfly kiss

physical intimacy level

French-kissinghandshake

Mutual palm-gripping gesture

wave · nod · fist bump · high five · no contact

Family

French, kiss, kissed, kisser, kissers, kisses, kissing, Frenchman, Frenchmen

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13