blowing kiss

Distant lip-sent love

Blowing a kiss is a gesture of affection performed by kissing one's fingertips or palm and then directing the kiss toward someone with a puff of breath or wave of the hand.

It conveys warmth across distance—a goodbye at an airport gate, a greeting from a parade float: She blew him a kiss from the train window.

The gesture can also be flirtatious or theatrical.

Related

hand to lips · romantic · wink · wave · farewell · greeting · pucker · palm · cheek · love · coy · playful · distance · miss you · longing · goodbye · mwah · fingertips

Categories
Opposites
gesture type

blowing kissgiving the finger

Offensive manual gesture

middle finger · flipping off · flipping the bird · the bird · thumbs down

physical contact

blowing kisskiss

Touch with lips

kissing · embrace · hug · physical touch · caress

emotional valence

blowing kissflipping off

Obscene hand gesture

raised fist · clenched fist · death stare · glaring · baring teeth

Family

blow, blows, blown, blew, blower, blowers, kiss, kisses, kissed

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G