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Encyclopedia > French kiss
A couple French kissing
A couple French kissing

A French kiss, tongue kiss, pash, hooking up, making-out, snog, popping tongue or deep kiss is a passionate romantic or sexual kiss in which one participant's tongue touches the other's tongue and usually enters his/her mouth. Look up french kiss in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A French kiss (or tongue kiss) is a romantic or sexual kiss in which one participants tongue touches the others lips or tongue and may enter his or her mouth. ... Frenching is the act of recessing or moulding a headlight, taillight, antenna or number plate, into a car body to give a smoother look to the vehicle. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1500x995, 1200 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): French kiss Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1500x995, 1200 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): French kiss Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... This article primarily discusses philosophical ideologies in relation to the subject of romantic love. ... This article is about sexual practices (i. ... For the American glam metal band, see Kiss (band). ... For other uses, see Tongue (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Mouth (disambiguation). ...


Although family members may sometimes kiss on the lips, a kiss using the tongue almost always indicates a romantic relationship. French kissing stimulates the lips, tongue and mouth, which are all areas very sensitive to touch. It is considered by many to be both very pleasurable and highly intimate. Unlike other forms of "casual" kissing (such as brief kisses of greeting or friendship), episodes of French kissing will often be prolonged, intense, and passionate. Studying animal behavior, Thierry Lodé[1], an evolutionary biologist, argues that the French kiss has a real function: to explore the sexual partner's immune system via the saliva. Initiating the sexual desire, the French kiss allows the partners to avoid inbreeding (see also sexual conflict). Romantic love is a form of love that is often regarded as different from simply sexual love, or lust. ... Caress redirects here. ... For the band, see Saliva (band). ... Look up desire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Sexual conflict is a form of evolutionary conflict where males and females share different interests. ...


Because of the intimacy associated with it, in many regions of the world tongue kissing in public is not acceptable to most, particularly for an extended time. Arthur and Guinevere kiss before all the people. ...


In a tongue kiss participants exchange saliva, something which would be considered disgusting in other contexts. Although most sexually transmitted diseases are not transmitted by kissing, the exchange of saliva in a French kiss may increase the chances of catching an orally transmitted disease. Infectious mononucleosis (American: Mononucleosis or, colloquially, "mono"; European: glandular fever), a disease spread through saliva, is colloquially referred to as "the kissing disease". For the band, see Saliva (band). ... A sexually transmitted disease (STD) or venereal disease (VD), is an illness that has a significant probability of transmission between humans or animals by means of sexual contact, including vaginal intercourse, oral sex, and anal sex. ... In medicine, transmission is the passing of a disease from an infected individual or group to a previously uninfected individual or group. ...


A French kiss is often used by lovers to express their intimate feelings toward each other, whether in passing or as a prelude to sexual intercourse (as a part of foreplay). French kissing also occurs frequently throughout actual intercourse. A French kiss is thus a highly intimate affair, and in a manner of speaking symbolizes a side of the physical love one has for the other. In essence it can also be called a passionate or loving kiss. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

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Another, older name for 'French kissing' is cataglottis, from cata (down), glottis (throat). It is now colloquially known as tongue wrestling, tonsil tennis, tonsil hockey, necking, and frenching.


In French, it is simply embrasser avec la langue (literally to kiss with the tongue). Nevertheless, in popular language this is referred as rouler une pelle (to roll the shovel), emballer and some other terms. In Quebec, people call it "Frencher".


See also

It has been suggested that Duration of sexual intercourse be merged into this article or section. ... For the American glam metal band, see Kiss (band). ... Sexual conflict is a form of evolutionary conflict where males and females share different interests. ...

References

  1. ^ Thierry Lodé La guerre des sexes ches les animaux, 2006 Eds Odile Jacob, Paris, ISBN 2-7381-1901-8

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How to French Kiss - WikiHow (1633 words)
The French kiss is a timeless and passionate gesture of romantic affection.
The French kiss is an open-mouth kiss, but do not lunge in with your lips agape like you're going to eat them; instead, open your lips very slowly.
Well, the French kiss is like the poetry of kissing, and before you can be good at it, you have to master the closed-mouth kiss.
Sheila's Kissing Booth - Tips on Kissing (2893 words)
The best type of kiss is one that uses different variations, such as starting with a small kiss, working into a French Kiss, maybe sucking on your partner's upper or lower lip, then trying the other two types.
Instead of French Kissing with your mouth open, while your partner's lips are parted suck on their top our bottom lip with your own, just for a second or two.
This type of kiss is done when your partner is lying down on a sofa or the ground, either asleep or just lying with their eyes closed.
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