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Glasgow kiss
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English
Etymology
Sarcastic reference to the supposed stereotypical belligerence of Glaswegians.
Pronunciation
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Glasgow kiss.wav US
Noun
en British euphemistic humorous A sharp, sudden headbutt to the nose, usually resulting in a broken nose.
en Gorbals kiss
en 1962 Frank Bruno The Black Pearl 187 In a Glasgow Kiss the hard head butted his huge nose, flattened it with a crunching sound
en 2014 Iain Maloney First Time Solo 60 9781908754615 the first white Yank glasses the first black Yank so I get in there and gave him the Glasgow kiss and that's that.
Translations
headbutt
See also
Glasgow smile
en terms derived from toponyms
en Violence