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kissage

kissage noun: the act of kissing hands is a British term to describe the assumption of a high post in government.

Noun

kissage (uncountable)

  1. the act of kissing hands is a British term to describe the assumption of a high post in government

Origin of kissage

Rudyard Kipling's 1886 poem General Summary, introductory of his first published collection of poetry, describes how favoritism has always governed advancement

Questions about kissage

What does kissage mean?
Kissage means the act of kissing hands is a British term to describe the assumption of a high post in government.
What part of speech is kissage?
Kissage is a noun.

Words near kissage in the dictionary

  1. kissa
  2. kissability
  3. kissable
  4. kissableness
  5. kissably
  6. kissage
  7. kissagram
  8. kissagrams
  9. kissaki
  10. kissakis
  11. Kissam

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