1836 Let. in H. Twiss Public & Private Life Ld. Eldon (1844) III. lx. 263 I do not think there would be any harm in sending him a French kiss. It is what no English lawyer can object to, it being only justice to make both sides of the face alike.

1898 Bangor (Maine) Daily Whig 31 Aug. 4/7 Frenchwomen touch cheeks, first one, then the other, and this touching of cheeks is known in England as the French kiss and has been adopted to a considerable extent in London among society women.

1949 La Crosse (Wisconsin) Tribune 17 Mar. 4/2 (headline) French kiss upheld... The French mode of kissing on both cheeks, instead of on the lips, has been recommended..to reduce colds.

2007 R. Johnston Big Lie vi. 37 She had informed the amused seniors that the custom of greeting people with a kiss on each cheek was known as the French kiss.

1922 E. Paul Indelible i. 61 She showed me the French kiss where you stick your tongue out, but I did n't like it.

1948 A. C. Kinsey et al. Sexual Behavior Human Male xvi. 540 Simple lip kissing may be extended into a deep kiss (a French kiss or soul kiss, in the college parlance) which may involve more or less extensive tongue contacts.

1967 A. Wilson No Laughing Matter v. 450 I might give you a nice French kiss.

2003 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 30 Mar. vi. 10/1 The French kiss..involves the insertion of the tongue into the osculatory partner's mouth.

1923 J. Manchon Le Slang 130 French kiss, baiser très appuyé.

1930 J. Dos Passos 42nd Parallel v. 390 She taught him how to frenchkiss and would stroke his hair.

2003 Church Times 10 Jan. 6/2 She said that, expecting a hug, she had been surprised to be French-kissed.