buss

[buhs]

noun

1. kiss.

Buss

¹

/ bʌs /

noun

1. 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

Elaine Buss, whose grandson attends Bryn Celynnog in Beddau, said children were expected to walk miles to school or catch a service bus.

From BBC

Ms Buss said Edwards Coaches had provided extra buses but it was still not enough.

From BBC

Lakers owner Jeanie Buss, general manager Rob Pelinka and others from Los Angeles made the 6,000-mile, 12-hour flight to support the cornerstone of the Lakers’ future.

From Los Angeles Times

Pelinka and Buss were joined on the trip to Poland by Kurt Rambis, Linda Rambis and director of player performance and health Leroy Sims.

From Los Angeles Times

In June, the Buss family entered into an agreement to sell majority ownership of the Lakers to Dodgers owner Mark Walter for a franchise valuation of approximately $10 billion.

From Los Angeles Times