SNOGGING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does snogging mean? 

• SNOGGING (noun)
  The noun SNOGGING has 1 sense:

1. (British informal) cuddle and kiss

  Familiarity information: SNOGGING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SNOGGING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(British informal) cuddle and kiss

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("snogging" is a kind of...):

caressing; cuddling; fondling; hugging; kissing; necking; petting; smooching; snuggling (affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs))

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

Derivation:

snog (touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.)