lip-lock

or lip·lock, lip lock

[ lip-lok ]

noun

1. Slang. a long and passionate kiss.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lip-lock¹

First recorded in 1975–80; lip + lock ¹

Example Sentences

Once this lip-lock has a good seal, the cookie-cutter digs in with its teeth, of which half are shaped like old-fashioned pen nibs and the other half of which resemble a bandsaw.

From Slate

Twitter also brought up the singer’s infamous lip-lock with Britney Spears at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, which was one in a handful of times the singer publicly showed affection for other women.

From Los Angeles Times

Hoover and Cohn, who is wrapped in an American flag skirt and kicking up a high-heeled pump, are about to lip-lock in an amorous embrace.

From Los Angeles Times

It was later revealed that Ms. Noble, wearing a wig and dressed as Ms. Bethea’s character, was the one in the onscreen lip-lock, which was shot at a suitable distance to obscure any notable physical differences between the two women.

From Washington Times

But something that was drowned out in the blare of its cannily contrived controversies — the uproar around that satanic lap dance in its music video; that lip-lock at the BET Awards; the most controversial Nikes since Heaven’s Gate — was a certain nuance in the song’s point of view.

From New York Times