French Kissing
I don’t really remember my train of thought on this, but today I got curious about the origin of the term “French kissing.” After some patient searching, I ran into an article on the use of the word “French” in a variety of slang phrases. French letter, for instance, is a condom. The first use of the term French kissing appeared in the early 1920s, according to the article. It seems awfully late, to me. Around that time other slang using the word “French” also appeared, because the French were seen as risque. Anyway, the article is from the ever-reliable Good Vibrations website. I should have looked there first! Oh, well. This summer tidbit is brought to you by the letter K.
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