buss

noun

ˈbəs How to pronounce buss (audio)
Synonyms of bussnext
: kiss
buss transitive verb

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Tatiana, a fortysomething Black actress with a day job at the local Con Ed payments office, gives him a buss on the cheek. — Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025 That kiss, though, went amiss, when Samantha put her left hand to his neck to stop that buss. — Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 27 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

perhaps alteration of Middle English bassen to kiss

First Known Use

1567, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of buss was in 1567

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“Buss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buss. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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