buss

[ buhs ]

noun

1. kiss.

Buss

¹

/ bʌs /

noun

1. BussFrances Mary18271894FBritishEDUCATION: educationalist Frances Mary . 1827–94, British educationalist; a pioneer of secondary education for girls, who campaigned for women's admission to university

buss

²

/ bʌs /

noun

1. an archaic or dialect word for kiss

Word History and Origins

Origin of buss¹

First recorded in 1560–70; perhaps blend of obsolete bass “to kiss” (perhaps from or akin to obsolete French baiser “to kiss,” from Latin bāsiāre; basiate ( def ) ) and obsolete cuss “to kiss” (cognate with German Kuss, Old Norse koss; replacing Middle English, Old English coss ); perhaps from Scottish bus “cheek, lip, mouth” ( puss ²( def ) )

Word History and Origins

Origin of buss¹

C16: probably of imitative origin; compare French baiser , German dialect Bussi little kiss

Example Sentences

Schiff was a familiar face to many of the volunteers, who had been bussed in from California by labor unions to knock on doors.

From Los Angeles Times

“I loaded trucks, parked cars at the Hilton garage, bussed tables, waited tables, tended bar. I worked as background and a stand-in in 35 films before I ever spoke.”

From Los Angeles Times

But despite the breakthrough moment and subsequent surge in the polls, Ms Harris later struggled to articulate her own position on bussing.

From BBC

His mother - a public sector healthcare worker - would come home and say she and her colleagues had been bussed to polling stations where they were told: "Vote for Putin, or we’ll take away your bonus."

From BBC

She attacked Mr Biden for an earlier campaign moment in which he fondly recalled working with two segregationist senators, before accusing him of opposing the bussing of students between schools to help integrate them.

From BBC