snogging

Passionate lip contact

Snogging is British slang for kissing passionately—making out.

The term suggests prolonged, enthusiastic kissing rather than a quick peck: They were snogging in the back of the cinema.

The verb is snog: I saw them snogging at the party.

Common in British English but recognized in American English through exposure to British media.

kissing

making out

Extended romantic kissing

neckingKissing and caressing amorously
smoochingAffectionate lip contact
pettingAffectionate stroking

locking lips · French kissing · canoodling · tonsil hockey · sucking face · lip-lock · passionate kiss · stolen kiss · smooch · pash

romantic

passion

Intense emotional drive

desireIntense wanting
chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
attractionPull toward something

flirtation · sparks · intimacy · romance · yearning · infatuation · tenderness · embrace · moonlight · stolen moments

teenage

crush

Compress with force

first kissInitial romantic contact
spin the bottleParty game selecting kissers
seven minutes in heavenTimed party kissing game

party games · truth or dare · awkward · nervous · butterflies · puppy love · prom · fumbling · giggling · blushing

British

British slang

Informal UK vocabulary

UKBritish sovereign state
cheekyPlayfully disrespectful
matePartner or companion

bloke · fancy · pull · getting off · cheek · chuffed · knees-up · knackered · telly · posh

Categories

kisseskiss, peck, smooch, buss, smack
affectionhug, kiss, care, cuddle, caress

Opposites

physical intimacy intensity

snoggingpeck

Dry measure or quick kiss

air kiss · quick kiss · cheek kiss · handshake · wave

interpersonal connection

snoggingrecoiling

Jerking backward in reaction

pulling away · pushing away · avoiding · shunning · keeping distance

Family

snog, snogs, snogged

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Profile: Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG