snog

[ snog ]

verb (used without object)

, British Informal.

, snogged, snog·ging.

1. to kiss and cuddle.

snog

/ snɒɡ /

verb

1. to kiss and cuddle (someone)

noun

1. the act of kissing and cuddling

Word History and Origins

Origin of snog¹

First recorded in 1955–60; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of snog¹

of obscure origin

Example Sentences

One former No 10 staffer told me conference can "give the leadership a chance to set out deeper policy ideas and provide the conditions for a few people to have a snog or be lobbied".

From BBC

He added that people "can snog who they wish", but urged people to "just be cautious".

From BBC

By the end of the sequence, as her Queenie drove Diesel’s Dom Toretto through the streets of London, I couldn’t help but hope that she would lean over and snog our hero.

From New York Times

It's 1996 and we spend many nights driving around country lanes with nowhere to go but quite sure where we don't want to go: sticky-floored pubs awash with older men trying to snog us.

From BBC

Most of the film’s plot revolves around the girls’ schemes to snag a snog with Grant, but what’s surprising is how quaint and wholesome the entire arrangement is.

From New York Times