Re: Kiss (was: Many Words for One Concept (was: Interesting Words))

In Dutch we have quite a few words for kissing as well:

"kussen", "zoenen"
The first is somewhat older to me than the second, but they generally mean
the same. "Kussen" is a little bit more tender and "zoenen"is more outgoing.
Both can also be used for functional kissing at birthdays with familiy
members etc.
When you give someone a peck on the cheek out of gratitude, you would use
"zoenen".

"tongen" or "tongzoenen"
The basic words for French kissing

"bekken"
Somewhat more vulgar form of "tongen", though not to the point of being
obscene. Somewhat more modern and mainly used by young people.

I am sure there are a few more, but these are the main ones.

Maarten

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