"Eskimo kiss" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Eskimo kisses [plural]
Etymology: So called after an Inuit traditional greeting or sign of affection, the kunik, in which the nose and upper lip are placed against another's skin while breathing in. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Eskimo kiss (plural Eskimo kisses)
  1. The rubbing of one's nose against another's as a sign of affection. Wikipedia link: Eskimo kissing Related terms: hongi, honi, kunik, nuzzle Translations (rubbing of one's nose against another's): 愛斯基摩吻 (Chinese Mandarin), 爱斯基摩吻 (Àisījīmó wěn) (Chinese Mandarin), eskimokys [neuter] (Danish), neuzeneuzen [neuter] (Dutch), eskimosuukko (Finnish), eskimopusu (Finnish), bisou esquimau [masculine] (French), Eskimokuss [masculine] (German), Nasenkuss [masculine] (German), eszkimópuszi (Hungarian), Эскимо үнсэлт (Eskimo ünselt) (Mongolian), beijo de esquimó [masculine] (Portuguese), эскимо́сский поцелу́й (eskimósskij pocelúj) [masculine] (Russian), Eskimo öpücüğü (Turkish)

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      "sense": "rubbing of one's nose against another's",
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      "sense": "rubbing of one's nose against another's",
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      "sense": "rubbing of one's nose against another's",
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      "sense": "rubbing of one's nose against another's",
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      "sense": "rubbing of one's nose against another's",
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