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Liverpool kiss
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English
Alternative forms
en Liverpool Kiss
Etymology
From en Liverpool city in England + en kiss.
Pronunciation
en en-au-Liverpool kiss.ogg AU
Noun
en UK Australia New Zealand slang A headbutt.
1957, Gerald Kersh, Fowler′s End, 2006, The Olympia Press, page 42,
“This Irisher give ′im a Liverpool Kiss. You know what it is, a Liverpool Kiss? Make a quick grab for the lapels o′ the coat, an′ pull somebody forward. At the same time bunt ′im in the face miv the top o′ your ′ead an′ kick ′im in the balls miv your knee. Naturally ′e falls forward. While ′e′s falling, punch ′im in the jaw miv all your might so he gradually falls dahn senseless. Then, at your leisure, kick ′im in the ′ead. Naturally I don′t want you should do such things....″
1992, Bryce Courtenay, Tandia, Volume 1, 2010, ReadHowYouWant, page 157,
There wasn′t room to throw a punch so, grabbing the man by the lapels of his coat, he gave him a Liverpool kiss, his forehead smashing into his assailant′s face connecting with the edge of his brow and the base of his nose.
en 1998 w:Jock Barnes Never a White Flag: The Memoirs of Jock Barnes 146 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=egNPw045xjcC&pg=PA146&lpg=PA146&dq=%22liverpool+kiss%22%7C%22liverpool+kisses%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=jBKOZ7erpD&sig=nT7VaZ1zX-aWUMgyOTN88frlMtY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=_epKUJyGKaLOmgXJoYFY&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22liverpool%20kiss%22%7C%22liverpool%20kisses%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false Hamblyn flew into a rage and butted Alec in the face. The old Liverpool kiss!
en 2001 Vaughan Tucker Grubby the Eighth Dwarf 24 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=tR6dIPIkcgMC&pg=PA24&lpg=PA24&dq=%22liverpool+kiss%22%7C%22liverpool+kisses%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=L59Wx9gIJU&sig=ehUpus9ctz31SPRiApMMDKh95P0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=_epKUJyGKaLOmgXJoYFY&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22liverpool%20kiss%22%7C%22liverpool%20kisses%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false He often told people about the woman who had given him a Liverpool kiss.‘What′s a Liverpool kiss?’ asked one unsuspecting drinking companion.‘This,’ said Beer, butting him.
en 2006 Stephen Hagan Australia′s Blackest Sporting Moments: The Top 100 354 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=hfKmwE5HGI4C&pg=PA354&lpg=PA354&dq=%22liverpool+kiss%22%7C%22liverpool+kisses%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=qo931aGI-5&sig=EdWvFYlect5aCAhczrAwTr20iXM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=_epKUJyGKaLOmgXJoYFY&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22liverpool%20kiss%22%7C%22liverpool%20kisses%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false Who would have thought you′d be reading about the classic Liverpool kiss in a game of squash. Poor old Anthony Hill never expected to read about it let alone be the victim of one.Pakistani squash player Mir Zaman Gul knocked Hill unconscious with his cowardly headbutt in a squash tournament.