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单词 buss
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Definition of buss in English:

buss

noun bʌsbəs
North American archaic, informal
  • A kiss.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • And when they kiss - a sweet, full-on buss - it's less about romance than love.
    • Gustav Klimt's The Kiss is by some accounts based on a buss with Alma, Oskar Kokoschka's Die Windsbraut on a moment during his passionate three-year affair with her.
    Synonyms
    air kiss
verb bʌsbəs
[with object]North American archaic, informal
  • Kiss.

    he bussed her on the cheek
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This is a sign that they want the bride and the groom to buss a big kiss!
    • When Britney said, ‘I haven't had a boy in a while, I'm hungry for a kiss,’ no one expected her to buss Madonna.
    • At the station the father, our dad, Mister Stanley by name, greeted us with hearty joviality, bussed my mother heartily and brushed our faces with hairy kisses to our cheeks.
    • ‘You look beautiful,’ he gave me a hug and bussed my cheek.
    • Nicholas started to blush red, and it was only made worse when Ellie leaned over to buss his other cheek with Clara on her arm staring right at them.
    Synonyms
    plant a kiss on, brush one's lips against, blow a kiss to, air-kiss

Origin

Late 16th century: alteration of late Middle English bass (noun and verb), probably from French baiser, from Latin basiare.

Rhymes

bus, concuss, cuss, fuss, Gus, huss, muss, plus, pus, Russ, sus, suss, thus, truss, us
 
 

Definition of buss in US English:

buss

nounbəsbəs
North American informal, archaic
  • A kiss.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Gustav Klimt's The Kiss is by some accounts based on a buss with Alma, Oskar Kokoschka's Die Windsbraut on a moment during his passionate three-year affair with her.
    • And when they kiss - a sweet, full-on buss - it's less about romance than love.
    Synonyms
    air kiss
verbbəsbəs
[with object]North American archaic, informal
  • Kiss.

    he bussed her on the cheek
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This is a sign that they want the bride and the groom to buss a big kiss!
    • Nicholas started to blush red, and it was only made worse when Ellie leaned over to buss his other cheek with Clara on her arm staring right at them.
    • ‘You look beautiful,’ he gave me a hug and bussed my cheek.
    • At the station the father, our dad, Mister Stanley by name, greeted us with hearty joviality, bussed my mother heartily and brushed our faces with hairy kisses to our cheeks.
    • When Britney said, ‘I haven't had a boy in a while, I'm hungry for a kiss,’ no one expected her to buss Madonna.
    Synonyms
    plant a kiss on, brush one's lips against, blow a kiss to, air-kiss

Origin

Late 16th century: alteration of late Middle English bass (noun and verb), probably from French baiser, from Latin basiare.

 
 
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