cheek kiss
Friendly facial peck
A cheek kiss is a greeting or farewell gesture where one person's lips briefly touch another's cheek, or both parties touch cheeks while making a kissing sound.
Common in many European and Latin American cultures, the number of kisses varies by region—one in some places, two or three in others: They exchanged cheek kisses at the party.
- peckDry measure or quick kiss
- smoochInformal term for kissing
- greetingExpression of welcome
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
- lipsMouth's outer edges
embrace · warmth · hello · goodbye · European · social custom · friendly · tender · brush · soft · intimate · social · family · family gathering · reunion · blush · lipstick · skin
- kissespeck, smooch, snog, buss, smack
- social interactionshello, goodbye, talk, nod, chat
- romancelove story, amor, love, boyfriend, courting
- affectionhug, care, cuddle, caress, nuzzle
- customscustoms, customs clearance, wedding custom, customs declaration, burial custom
- farewellsgoodbye, farewell, bye, adieu, bye-bye
cheek kissFrench kiss
Deep, open-mouthed romantic contact
passionate kiss · tongue kiss · deep kiss · making out · make out
cheek kissslap in the face
Humiliating rebuke or rejection
slap · spit · punch · shove · cold shoulder
cheek kisswave
Oscillating motion through medium
nod · bow · air kiss · keeping distance · standoffishness
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