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kissing off

kissing off is the present participle and gerund of kiss off.

Meaning of kiss off

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) to bid goodbye to (someone) with a kiss.
    • My girlfriend came to kiss me off at the airport.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) to dismiss casually; to sidetrack or shut down (someone); to reject or spurn.
  3. (euphemistic, imperative, intransitive, usually) to leave; get lost, beat it
    • We're here, we're queer, we're fabulous, Get used to it. If you don't like it, kiss off.1990 December 16, Laura Briggs, quoting anonymous poster, “Gay Students Fight 'Little War' At Mass. School”, in Gay Community News, volume 18, number 22, page 3

Questions about kissing off

What is kissing off the present participle and gerund of?
Kissing off is the present participle and gerund of kiss off.

Words near kissing off in the dictionary

  1. kissing gouramis
  2. kissing hands
  3. kissing kin
  4. kissing number
  5. kissing numbers
  6. kissing off
  7. kissing one's teeth
  8. kissing out
  9. kissing someone on the dick
  10. kissing someone's arse
  11. kissing someone's ass

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