Question of the Day #1297

Tariffs Update: Volkswagen Takes One On The Kisser

From the headline of this article at Yahoo! Autos.

  上記の文で、kisserの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "kisser" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. （よく）キスをする人
2. 〈俗〉口
3. 〈俗〉顔◆【同】smiler ; mug

   

Answer

According to :

1. one that kisses
2. slang              
                
   1. MOUTH
                
   2. FACE
                
 

 

Examples

1. The moon, enraged, hits him right in the kisser and splits his lip. — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2020
2. But then, out of nowhere, the chile peppers will catch you unawares and land a solid uppercut to the kisser. — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
3. Later in the series, Stephenson decided to give James a love tap in the kisser. — Sean Smyth, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2018
4. John Leguizamo is the leader of the pack, shouting obscenities and punching a grandma right in the kisser. From Seattle Times
5. 1918, Ralph Selwood Kendall, Benton of the Royal Mounted, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, page 121: Get yore handkerchief ready, an' run out an' cram it into his kisser an' choke th' —— if he starts in to holler.

   

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