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The top lays flat, giving the bob a buss down appearance.—
Donnetta Monk,
Essence,
24 Oct. 2025 Tatiana, a fortysomething Black actress with a day job at the local Con Ed payments office, gives him a buss on the cheek.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
22 June 2025 That kiss, though, went amiss, when Samantha put her left hand to his neck to stop that buss.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
27 Mar. 2025 Malaysian roti canai and Trinidadian buss up shut are both flaky, layered varieties similar to Taiwanese scallion pancakes.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appétit,
13 Mar. 2025
Word History
Etymology
perhaps alteration of Middle English bassen to kiss