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kisses and tells

kisses and tells is the third-person singular simple present indicative of kiss and tell.

Meaning of kiss and tell

Verb

kiss and tell (third-person singular simple present kisses and tells, present participle kissing and telling, simple past and past participle kissed and told)

  1. (idiomatic, informal, intransitive) To betray a confidence by disclosing private information, especially of a sexual nature.
    • While I told Joe all about my Beth, and he told me about his Ellen, a student at Northwestern, I did not go into any details about my sex life; I have never liked to kiss and tell, even though I suppose that's what I'm doing in these pages.2007, Robert Ayres Carter, Nobody yet Knows Who I Am: A Personal History: 1943-1953, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 34

Questions about kisses and tells

What is kisses and tells the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Kisses and tells is the third-person singular simple present indicative of kiss and tell.

Words near kisses and tells in the dictionary

  1. kisser
  2. Kisserahaa
  3. kissers
  4. kisses
  5. kisses and makes up
  6. kisses and tells
  7. kisses arse
  8. kisses ass
  9. kisses goodbye
  10. kisses hands
  11. kisses of death

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