What does "tonguey" mean?

An act or an instance of kissing that involves the use of one's tongue.

What is a synonym for "tonguey"?

Common synonyms include: bombastic, flowery, french kiss, garrulous, loquacious, talkative.

adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Noun

1
An act or an instance of kissing that involves the use of one's tongue. Australia, UK
"Give me a kiss. No, open your mouth, I want a tonguey."

Adjective

1
Tending to talk a lot; fluent or voluble in speech (generally with an unfavourable connotation).
"1608, Philip Woodward, Bels Trial Examined, Doai, Preface, Seeing then he is now so mute, that before was so tonguy […]"
2
Using many words; containing grandiloquent expressions; marked by rhetorical elegance (generally with an unfavourable connotation).
"1885, J. H. Battle, Kentucky: A History of the State, Louisville, KY: F.A. Battey, “Biographical Sketches,” p. 839, […] personal abuse and tonguy sarcasm are not elements of success in law practice."
3
Manifested by fluent or voluble speech.
"[…] even his tonguey confidence and ingenuousness could glean but little satisfaction from his interviews with the rheumatic and unbelieving old woman."
4
Involving the tongue.
"Wully seated himself upon the corner of the kitchen table, from beneath which appeared a dog’s welcoming nose accompanied by a tonguey, tooth-trimmed grin."
5
Resembling a tongue.
"1882, Albert Kellogg, Forest Trees of California, Sacramento: J.D. Young, “The Noble Silver Fir,” p. 34, These tonguey bracts or scaly appendages […] never become shorter than the proper cone scales, or so as to be hid from outside view."

"1608, Philip Woodward, Bels Trial Examined, Doai, Preface, Seeing then he is now so mute, that before was so tonguy […]"

From Middle English tungy, tungi, equivalent to tongue + -y. Compare Old English tynġe (“fluent, eloquent, skillful”).

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