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kiss-in

kiss-in noun: a peaceful form of protest in which people kiss in a public place; especially, a protest with same-gender kissing by LGBTQ people to demonstrate their sexual orientation, protest homophobia, etc.

Noun

kiss-in (plural kiss-ins)

  1. A peaceful form of protest in which people kiss in a public place; especially, a protest with same-gender kissing by LGBTQ people to demonstrate their sexual orientation, protest homophobia, etc.
    • A group of lesbians from Siberia staged an impromptu kiss-in in Moscow, to which traffic police responded by calling in 800 back-ups.1991 August 24, Dawn Schmitz, “USSR Pride Draws 20,000—To Organizers' Surprise”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 6, page 2

Forms of kiss-in

pluralkiss-ins

Origin of kiss-in

From kiss + -in, modelled on sit-in, etc.

Questions about kiss-in

What does kiss-in mean?
Kiss-in means a peaceful form of protest in which people kiss in a public place; especially, a protest with same-gender kissing by LGBTQ people to demonstrate their sexual orientation, protest homophobia, etc.
What part of speech is kiss-in?
Kiss-in is a noun.
What is the plural of kiss-in?
The plural of kiss-in is kiss-ins.

Words near kiss-in in the dictionary

  1. kiss-curl
  2. kiss-curls
  3. kiss-cut
  4. kiss-her-in-the-butteries
  5. kiss-her-in-the-buttery
  6. kiss-in
  7. kiss-ins
  8. kiss-me-at-the-gate
  9. kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate
  10. kiss-me-over-the-garden-gates
  11. kiss-me-quick

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