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Kiss
Touch with the lips, usually to express love, affection or greeting / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the band, see Kiss (band). For other uses, see Kiss (disambiguation).
"Kissing" redirects here. For the municipality, see Kissing, Bavaria.
A kiss is the touch or pressing of one's lips against another person or an object.[1] Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely. Depending on the culture and context, a kiss can express sentiments of love, passion, romance, sexual attraction, sexual activity, sexual arousal, affection, respect, greeting, peace, and good luck, among many others. In some situations, a kiss is a ritual, formal or symbolic gesture indicating devotion, respect, or a sacramental. The word came from Old English cyssan ("to kiss"), in turn from coss ("a kiss").
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