Eskimo-kiss
Origin
From the noun Eskimo kiss.
Full definition of Eskimo-kiss
Verb
- To rub one’s nose against something or another’s nose.
- 1999, Liz Ireland, Baby for Hire, How could you reason with a man who was Eskimo-kissing a six-month-old?
- 2001, Janet McDonald, Spellbound, The sight of this tough-looking kid cooing and Eskimo-kissing a puppy made Dell smile.
- 2005, Crystal Green, A Tycoon in Texas, Had he just been Eskimo-kissing a woman?
- 2007, Vicki Kuyper, Wonderlust: A Spiritual Travelogue for the Adventurous Soul, But my next three “turns†would be donated to other participants who actually enjoyed the process of having their arms pulled out of their sockets while balancing precariously on one big toe and Eskimo-kissing slimy dew-coated rocks with their nose.
- 2009, Andrew Lansdown, Little Book of Cats Chapter Cat, Now it has scrabbled onto the sag where she sat in the old deckchair and is gingerly sniffing, Eskimo-kissing, the weathered canvas, testing tentatively with whisker and paw the pliant surface, unsure if this is where to curl and nap in the weak midwinter sun.
- 2010, Mark Oldman, Oldman’s Brave New World of Wine: Pleasure, Value, and Adventure Beyond Wine’s Usual Suspects, While your palate positevely vibrates with excitement, your nose may detect hints of green apples, pears, and limes, along with a chalky minerality—all in all, a spritzy, pleasantly sour rush that will revive you faster than Eskimo-kissing a round of smelling salts.
- 2016, Claudette Melanson, Riptide: Betrayal of Blood, I felt someone Eskimo-kissing my nose.
- 2018, Daniel Browne, In the Weeds, It’s not like she was rolling around, Eskimo-kissing puppies all day; ...
- 2018, Brinda Rao-Pothuraju, Vanity Pains, We’d lick raindrops off the hood
Eskimo-kissing the handles
As Mary buckled us in - 2019, Marata Eros, Puck, Our noses are Eskimo-kissing close.