verb
buss
Buss (verb) means (dated) To kiss someone, in a real or a figurative sense.
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(dated) To kiss someone, in a real or a figurative sense.
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Etymology
Uncertain. First attested in the 1560s. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰus- (“lip, to kiss”) via Proto-Germanic *busaną (compare German bussen), but in any case imitative of kissing. Compare Welsh bus (“kiss, lip”) and Irish bus (“lips, mouth”) (both may have influenced English), Persian بوس (bus, “kiss”), Latvian buča (“kiss”), Latin basium (“kiss”). Mainstream proposals like in The Free Dictionary have suggested it is a blend of old English dialect words bass (related to French baiser) and cuss (akin to kissen); perhaps compare puss.
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What is the meaning of buss?
"buss" (verb) means (dated) To kiss someone, in a real or a figurative sense.
What is another word for buss?
Other words for "buss" include kiss, snog, osculate.
