Plural of kiss; touches with the lips as a sign of affection, greeting, or romantic love.
From Old English 'cyssan,' of Germanic origin, possibly imitative in nature. The word has meant the same thing for over 1,000 years across Germanic languages, making it one of the most stable words in English.
The word 'kiss' might be imitative—it could literally sound like a kiss—which is why nearly every human language has a word for kissing that sounds vaguely similar, suggesting we're hearing the actual sound echoed in the word itself.
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