Idiom idiom
tonsil tennis
Meaning
Synonym of French kissing: the act or practice of kissing involving the tongue.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“They were playing tonsil tennis in the back of the theater.”
“I walked into the living room and caught my teenage son playing tonsil tennis with his girlfriend on the sofa.”
“The party was quite dull until the couple in the corner began playing tonsil tennis, much to the amusement of the other guests.”
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Last updated August 10, 2026