snog
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Possibly from the same roots as snug (meaning to lie close) which one has to do for a proper snog.
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- Rhymes: -ɒɡ
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snog (third-person singular simple present snogs, present participle snogging, simple past and past participle snogged)
- (UK, slang) To kiss passionately.
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slang: kiss passionately
[edit] Noun
snog (plural snogs)
- A passionate kiss.
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[edit] Danish
[edit] Etymology
From the Old Norse snókr (“a snake”) or snákr (“only in poetry; a snake”), cognates include the Icelandic snákur (“a snake”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /snoːɡ/, [snoːˀ]
[edit] Noun
snog c. (singular definite snogen, plural indefinite snoge)
- grass snake (Natrix natrix)
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Inflection of snog
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snog