"butterfly kiss" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: butterfly kisses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} butterfly kiss (plural butterfly kisses)
  1. Fluttering one's eyelashes against someone's skin.
    Sense id: en-butterfly_kiss-en-noun-sZm6k4qS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34
  2. A very light kiss. Translations (Very light kiss.): baiser papillon [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-butterfly_kiss-en-noun-vu6kVMcd Disambiguation of 'Very light kiss.': 2 98

Inflected forms

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