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kissproof

kissproof adjective: resistant to smearing when the wearer is kissed.

Adjective

kissproof (not comparable)

  1. Resistant to smearing when the wearer is kissed.
    • From this and related experiences, she invented the first kissproof lipstick in her kitchen. Eventually her brand captured 25 percent of the market.2001, Thomas J. Stanley, The Millionaire Mind, page 64
    • Questioned about whether her lipstick was "really kissproof," she teased a reporter at Business Week: "How kissproof it is depends on the degree of friction."2002, Virginia G. Drachman, Enterprising Women: 250 Years of American Business, page 95

Origin of kissproof

From kiss + -proof.

Questions about kissproof

What does kissproof mean?
Kissproof means resistant to smearing when the wearer is kissed.
What part of speech is kissproof?
Kissproof is an adjective.

Words near kissproof in the dictionary

  1. kisspeptins
  2. kissper
  3. kisspered
  4. kisspering
  5. kisspers
  6. kissproof
  7. kissra
  8. kisstory
  9. kissworthy
  10. kissy
  11. kissy up

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