chef's kiss

American  

[shefs kis] / ˈʃɛfs ˈkɪs /

noun

plural

chef's kisses

1. a gesture used to suggest that something is perfect or exceptionally good, consisting of pinching the fingers and thumb of one hand together, kissing the tips of the pinched fingers, and then moving the hand outward while splaying the fingers.

2. something that is perfect, exceptional, or exquisite.

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adjective

1. excellent, perfect, or exquisite.

interjection

1. (used to suggest that something is perfect or exquisite.)

Example Sentences

The nearly 70-year-old Aroon Rai restaurant, since blessed with a chef’s kiss from the late Anthony Bourdain, occupies the same open-air patio.

From The Wall Street Journal

After Peter Bandelj made one shot from long range, he kissed his hand and raised it to the rafters in a modified chef’s kiss gesture.

From Los Angeles Times

“The ability to be outside on the patio all year is chef’s kiss.”

From Los Angeles Times

The new frozen cups recipe was with half Kool-Aid and half snowball syrup –– and she even added one marshmallow that always floated to the top as a chef’s kiss.

From Salon

Any time I see an older woman who is doing that and is not afraid to say what they want and what doesn't work for them, but is always respectful about that, to me, that's, chef's kiss.

From Salon