typhlobasia
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prettygoodwordtyphlobasia (tif-luh-BAY-see-uh) - n., kissing with the eyes closed.
This rarely shows up anywhere but lists of obscure words (such as this one), but it's a doozy of an obscure word. Appears to have been coined from Greek tuphlós, blind + Latin bāsium, kiss.
---L.
This rarely shows up anywhere but lists of obscure words (such as this one), but it's a doozy of an obscure word. Appears to have been coined from Greek tuphlós, blind + Latin bāsium, kiss.
Close your eyes and I'll kiss you,
Tomorrow I'll miss you—The Beatles
---L.
