snog

[snog]

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verb (used without object), snogged, snog·ging. British Informal.

to kiss and cuddle.

Origin of snog

First recorded in 1955–60; origin uncertain

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Examples from the Web for snog

Contemporary Examples

If you only managed to snog three people you were a total loser.
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Tom Sykes
August 26, 2014

Historical Examples

Snog bounded hither and thither in the eagerness of his search.
A Romance of the West Indies
Eugne Sue
He went on: And you consate that all these steans be aboon folk that be happed here, snod an snog?
Dracula
Bram Stoker

British Dictionary definitions for snog

snog

verb snogs, snogging or snogged

to kiss and cuddle (someone)

noun

the act of kissing and cuddling

Word Origin

of obscure origin

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Word Origin and History for snog

v.

"to flirt, cuddle," 1945, British English slang, of unknown origin, perhaps a back-formation from snogging. Related: Snogged.

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Examples from the Web for snog

Contemporary Examples

If you only managed to snog three people you were a total loser.

Historical Examples

Snog bounded hither and thither in the eagerness of his search.

He went on: And you consate that all these steans be aboon folk that be happed here, snod an snog?

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Word Origin and History for snog

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