quick kiss

Hasty lip touch

A quick kiss is a brief, light kiss—affectionate but not lingering.

It's the kind exchanged in greeting or parting, or stolen in a hurry: She gave him a quick kiss on the cheek before running to catch her train.

The phrase emphasizes speed and casualness over passion or intimacy.

Related
  • peckDry measure or quick kiss
  • smoochInformal term for kissing
  • brushBristled cleaning tool
  • lipsMouth's outer edges
  • cheekAudacity or facial side

goodbye · see you later · stolen · stolen moment · fleeting · tender · swift · greeting · forehead · light · brief · affection · whisper · soft · gentle · hasty · parting · spontaneous

Categories
Opposites
duration and intensity

quick kisspassionate embrace

Fervent physical holding

deep kiss · French kiss · passionate kiss · necking · smooching

formality and intimacy

quick kisspassionate embrace

Fervent physical holding

soul kiss · goodbye kiss

Family

quick, kiss, quicker, quickest, quickly, quickness, quicken, quickens, quickened

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