snog

verb, noun — 2 senses

snog

verb

UK /snɒɡ/ · US /snɑɡ/

Etymology Uncertain. 1945. Possibly related to snug.

1

Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, Colloquial To kiss passionately.

  • 2016 Alya, "Gamer", Miraculous This is about stepping up and representing, not snuggling up and snogging. This is serious business.

snog

noun

Etymology Uncertain. 1945. Possibly related to snug.

1

Australia, UK, Colloquial A passionate kiss.

  • And that was that. Where had I gone wrong? First night: park, fag, snog. Second night: ditto.1995, Nick Hornby, High Fidelity, London: Victor Gollancz, →ISBN, page 13:
Derived terms
snogathon, snogfest, snoggable, snogger, snoggle

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