tonsil tennis

tonsil tennis

slang Open-mouthed kissing in which both partners' tongues touch. There's this area behind the school where lots of couples go to play tonsil tennis.
See also: tennis, tonsil
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • tonsil hockey
  • French kissing
  • play tonsil hockey
  • tonsil
  • French kiss
  • gaze open-mouthed
  • be in touch with (something)
  • be in touch with (someone)
  • in touch with
  • in touch with (someone or something)
References in periodicals archive
Round two was a far more successful affair though and after Michael and Amber went for a lie down on one of the outdoor beds, they soon got down to some tonsil tennis.
What happened on Love Island last night? Amy and Curtis share Hideaway intimacy; Love Island was working its magic with Amy and Curtis getting it on in the Hideaway and Michael getting a kiss from Amber
Comic Jack Whitehall set tongues wagging when he was spotted playing tonsil tennis with Hollywood A-lister Kate Beckinsale.
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It's not the first time these two have played tonsil tennis. They dated on-and-off from 2010 to 2014 and have collaborated on tunes, Take Care and What's My Name?
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?THIS week's esteemed PISH award (Pic Induces Spontaneous Hurling) is winging its way to Duncan Bannatyne after he posted a snap on Twitter showing him playing a full-suction game of tonsil tennis with his young lady.
Hill hath no Fury like a woman scorned
But heterosexual, lesbian, gay, bisexual (have I missed anyone out?) kissers, take note: your tonsil tennis is not appreciated by everyone, neither is your lip-nibbling, or bottom groping.
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Form students will be sticking with Tracy Barlow, a woman who has killed before and already has a motive for seeing off Tina after her tonsil tennis with partner Rob.
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But that still doesn't explain why Alfie ends the night playing tonsil tennis with Kat.
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But that doesn't explain why Alfie ends the night playing tonsil tennis with Kat.
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Then, putting the aggro behind him, the Welsh sultan takes a girl for a gondola ride and a game of tonsil tennis through Venice.
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The winner gets a gondola ride through Venice and a game of tonsil tennis with the perma-tanned Romeo.
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The 35-year-old crooner has made it his trademark to ask an audience member to come up and have a smooch during his concerts, but his tonsil tennis tendencies have gone into overdrive in the last week.
Enrique kisses fans on stage when he's in 'good mood'!
There aren't many who could imagine tonsil tennis with Deirdre Barlow or Betty (however good her hotpots are).
Corrie kiss bliss
Now, while I'm personally happy for tonsil tennis matches to be mostly held on private courts, legislating against it seems a bit extreme, even if it comes in the form of a gentle nudge towards the car park ticket machines.
A stiff upper lip would have saved all this trouble
And "playing tonsil tennis" is a euphemism for "snogging".
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It's the second time the plucky companion has played tonsil tennis with the Time Lord, following her clinch with Christopher Eccleston's incarnation last year.
Life looks Rosey for the doctor; Television THE 10th Time Lord has the keys to the Tardis and is ready to tackle monsters, aliens and intergalactic bad guys planning to invade Earth. TV writer MARION McMULLEN finds out why the newly-regenerated Doctor Who is feeling sexy