Glasgow kiss

English

Etymology

Sarcastic reference to the supposed stereotypical belligerence of Glaswegians.

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Noun

Glasgow kiss (plural Glasgow kisses)

  1. (British, euphemistic, humorous) A sharp, sudden headbutt to the nose, usually resulting in a broken nose.
    Synonym: Gorbals kiss
    • 1962, Frank Bruno, The Black Pearl, page 187:
      In a Glasgow Kiss the hard head butted his huge nose, flattened it with a crunching sound […]
    • 2014, Iain Maloney, First Time Solo, →ISBN, page 60:
      […] the first white Yank glasses the first black Yank so I get in there and gave him the Glasgow kiss and that's that.

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