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makeout

makeout noun: an act of making out; passionate kissing or petting.

Noun

makeout (plural makeouts)

  1. (attributive, often) An act of making out; passionate kissing or petting.
    • a makeout spot
    • A potentially funny 15-minute skit dragged out to an hour, Killspree spoofs two entertainment genres: teen makeout horror films, with their propensity for shock effects at the expense of plot and character development, and late-night gay plays like the long-running Party (playing right next door)...1994 July 8, Albert Williams, “Dressing Room Divas; Camp Killspree”, in Chicago Reader

Forms of makeout

pluralmakeouts

Origin of makeout

Deverbal from make out.

Questions about makeout

What does makeout mean?
Makeout means an act of making out; passionate kissing or petting.
What part of speech is makeout?
Makeout is a noun.
What is the plural of makeout?
The plural of makeout is makeouts.

Words near makeout in the dictionary

  1. Makena
  2. Makeni
  3. Makenna
  4. Makenzi
  5. Makenzie
  6. makeout
  7. makeouts
  8. makeover
  9. makeovers
  10. makepeace
  11. makepeaces

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