German

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Etymology

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ab- +‎ busseln. Compare Bavarian åbussln / obussln.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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abbusseln (weak, third-person singular present busselt ab, past tense busselte ab, past participle abgebusselt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (Austria, Bavaria, Southern Germany, South Tyrol, informal) to cover someone with kisses (not in an erotic manner, mostly on the cheek)
    Synonym: abküssen

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • abbusseln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • abbusseln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • abbusseln” in Duden online
  • abbusseln” in OpenThesaurus.de