buss

noun

: kiss
buss transitive verb

Examples of buss in a Sentence

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London’s near-black buss down hairstyles have taken on both short lengths – like her bob at the 62nd Grammy Awards – and extra-long – like on stage at Revolt World 2023. India Espy-Jones, Essence, 5 Dec. 2024 Choose a quality wig: To get a buss down look, go for a human hair lace front or full lace wig. Kedean Smith, refinery29.com, 27 Sep. 2024 In the paper’s supplementary materials, a brief history of kissing pinpointed South Asia as the place of origin and traced the first literary buss to 1500 B.C., when Vedic Sanskrit manuscripts were being transcribed from oral history. Franz Lidz, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2024

Word History

Etymology

perhaps alteration of Middle English bassen to kiss

First Known Use

1567, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of buss was in 1567

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“Buss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buss. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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