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kissed goodbye

kissed goodbye is the simple past and past participle of kiss goodbye.

Meaning of kiss goodbye

Verb

kiss goodbye (third-person singular simple present kisses goodbye, present participle kissing goodbye, simple past and past participle kissed goodbye)

  1. To kiss prior to departing.
    • Kiss me goodbye and write me while I'm gone1965, Tom T. Hall, “Hello Vietnam”, in Hello Vietnam, performed by Johnnie Wright
  2. (figuratively) To lose something painfully, especially something valuable.
    • Since you didn't do your chores, you can kiss your video game privileges goodbye.

Questions about kissed goodbye

What is kissed goodbye the simple past and past participle of?
Kissed goodbye is the simple past and past participle of kiss goodbye.

Words near kissed goodbye in the dictionary

  1. kissed
  2. kissed and made up
  3. kissed and told
  4. kissed arse
  5. kissed ass
  6. kissed goodbye
  7. kissed hands
  8. kissed off
  9. kissed on the dick by a fairy
  10. kissed one's teeth
  11. kissed out

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