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stage kiss

stage kiss noun: a kiss performed by actors on a stage, in a film, etc., thus simulating but lacking genuine romantic or sexual emotion.

Noun

stage kiss (plural stage kisses)

  1. A kiss performed by actors on a stage, in a film, etc., thus simulating but lacking genuine romantic or sexual emotion.
    • "There's a stage kiss," she said. "I can't have my make-up ruined."1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 178

Forms of stage kiss

pluralstage kisses

Questions about stage kiss

What does stage kiss mean?
Stage kiss means a kiss performed by actors on a stage, in a film, etc., thus simulating but lacking genuine romantic or sexual emotion.
What part of speech is stage kiss?
Stage kiss is a noun.
What is the plural of stage kiss?
The plural of stage kiss is stage kisses.

Words near stage kiss in the dictionary

  1. stage gay
  2. stage gays
  3. stage hand
  4. stage hands
  5. stage Johnny
  6. stage kiss
  7. stage kisses
  8. stage left
  9. stage light
  10. stage lights
  11. stage magic

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