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kiss-ins

kiss-ins is the plural of kiss-in.

Meaning of kiss-in

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

Questions about kiss-ins

What is kiss-ins the plural of?
Kiss-ins is the plural of kiss-in.

Words near kiss-ins in the dictionary

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

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