snog

American  

[snog] / snɒg /

verb (used without object)

British Informal.

snogged, snogging

1. to kiss and cuddle.

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snog British  

/ snɒɡ /

verb

1. to kiss and cuddle (someone)

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noun

1. the act of kissing and cuddling

Etymology

Origin of snog

First recorded in 1955–60; origin uncertain

Explanation

To snog is to kiss. A teenage couple might snog throughout an entire two hour movie. The verb snog is British slang for kiss, cuddle, or make out. It's a word that is more and more common in American English as well, as a casual way to talk about kissing. It can be painful for kids to watch their parents snog, and many of them don't want to see people snog in movies either. The word has been around since about 1945, though its origin is unknown.

Example Sentences

This is a love story: During the spring of 2008, long before they produced evidence of humanity’s first recorded kiss, Sophie Lund Rasmussen and Troels Pank Arboll clasped lips in their first good-night snog.

From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2024

It's a long-running joke that dates back to Mr Cleverly's answer to a "snog, marry avoid" question on BBC Radio 5 live's Pienaar's Politics.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2018

But the most memorable moments involved an unnecessary snog and an even more unnecessary slice of a cappella nonsense.

From The Guardian • Nov. 23, 2015

The snog and the Star Wars debacle were utter nonsense that should have been scraped at the rough draft stage though.

From The Guardian • Nov. 22, 2015

He went on, "And you consate that all these steans be aboon folk that be haped here, snod an' snog?"

From Dracula by Stoker, Bram