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New2grammar Posted 19 years ago
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big, fat kiss

0She gave him a big, fat kiss.02br
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00What is the meaning of 01i00big02i00 and 01i00fat02i00 here individually?02br
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0 big = large and fat = substantial0-

  • 0 big = large and fat = substantial0-
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0 big = large and fat = substantial0-
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0Thanks Feebs11. But I still don't quite get the meaning of big/large kiss. Could you elaborate a bit?0-
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10It's an idiomatic expression hence the meanings of the individual words is irrelevant. It means oversized as a metaphor.00My Big Fat Greek Wedding02br
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00He said it with his big fat tongue in
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0I guess it is so called the metaphorical usage of adjectives. Maybe this metaphorical usage of "big fat" has become more popular because of the successful movie "00My 01b00big fat02b00 Greek wedding"-just my guess.00Try to feel the similarity by comparing the original meaning of 01i00big fat 02i00when it modifies a person.01i00 0
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10She gave him a big, fat kiss.12br
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10What is the meaning of 11i10big12i10 and 11i10fat12i10 here individually?12br
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10Thanks in advance12br
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10Also, you may hear thi
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0It’s also a metaphor, but sounds kinda sick.050030src#rwyq09kkgvy15gw.gifw48h48ohttp://www.pobaby.net/edit/images/emot1/14.gif
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my question to this is - how do you interpret
Goodman a big, fat kiss
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is it something that someone who is in love would say, or someone who is not taking a girl seriously?
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It's more like something grandma would give the baby.

"Come here, honey. Come and give your grandma a big, fat kiss."

You could also say something like, "He walked right up to me a gave me a big, fat kiss."

If you liked him, you'd be pleased. If you didn't like him, you'd be disgusted.

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