"kissing," 1570s, verbal noun from buss (v.).
"to kiss," 1570s, from buss (n.). Related: Bussed; bussing.
Kissing and bussing differ both in this,
We busse our wantons, but our wives we kisse.
[Robert Herrick, "Hesperides," 1648]
updated on September 05, 2017
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