air-kissed; air-kissing; air-kisses
: to greet from a distance with a kissing motion of the lips
air-kiss
noun
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Walk the walk, air-kiss on both sides please, this is Paris, and on to the after-party at whatever boite.
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Guy Martin, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
And not just the people in the room, though there was a lot of air-kissing and oohing about outfits going on over the chicken potpies.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 7 Nov. 2023
Turlington and her cohort—fellow-supermodels like Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, and Carla Bruni—are pictured in a constant state of air-kissing and waving ciao while gallivanting backstage at Fashion Week or on the set of a photo shoot.
—Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2023
Michelle plays tambourine but obviously doesn’t know the lyrics while Kate air-kisses Patti Scialfa, Springsteen’s wife.
—Armond White, National Review, 3 May 2023
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Guy Martin, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
And not just the people in the room, though there was a lot of air-kissing and oohing about outfits going on over the chicken potpies.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 7 Nov. 2023
Turlington and her cohort—fellow-supermodels like Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, and Carla Bruni—are pictured in a constant state of air-kissing and waving ciao while gallivanting backstage at Fashion Week or on the set of a photo shoot.
—Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2023
Michelle plays tambourine but obviously doesn’t know the lyrics while Kate air-kisses Patti Scialfa, Springsteen’s wife.
—Armond White, National Review, 3 May 2023
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“Air-kiss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air-kiss. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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