snog

English

Etymology

Possibly from the same roots as snug (meaning to lie close) which one has to do for a proper snog.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒɡ

Verb

snog (third-person singular simple present snogs, present participle snogging, simple past and past participle snogged)

1. (UK, slang) To kiss passionately.

Synonyms

• make out (America)
• pash (Australia)

Translations

slang: kiss passionately

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 跟某人舌吻 (gēn mǒurén shéwěn)

• Finnish: imuttaa (fi)

• French: peloter (fr)
• Icelandic: fara í sleik (is)
• Swedish: hångla (sv)

Noun

snog (plural snogs)

1. A passionate kiss.

Translations

passionate kiss

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 舌吻 (cmn) (shéwěn)

• Finnish: imutus (fi)

Anagrams

• gons
• nogs
• song

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Danish

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Etymology

From the Old Norse snókr (“a snake”) or snákr (“only in poetry; a snake”), cognates include the Icelandic snákur (“a snake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /snoːɡ/, [snoːˀ]

Noun

snog c (singular definite snogen, plural indefinite snoge)

1. grass snake (Natrix natrix)

Inflection

    Inflection of snog

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	snog	snogen	snoge	snogene
genitive	snogs	snogens	snoges	snogenes

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Scottish Gaelic

Adjective

snog

1. nice, pretty