tongue bath

English

Noun

tongue bath (plural tongue baths)

1. A sexual licking of another's body.
   • 2005, Jack Rinella, Becoming a Slave: The Theory and Practice of Voluntary Servitude, Rinella Editorial Services:

     If you try giving or receiving a tongue bath, you will notice that it seldom gets completed.

2. Sycophantic or obsequious praise.
   • 2017, Matthew Dessem, “Donald Trump Tweets About His “Enormously Consensual Presidency”, in Slate:

     It’s possible that Trump meant to include the URL of Goodwin’s tongue-bath of an article instead of his email address.

3. The cleansing of fur by licking, as practised by dogs, cats, etc.
   • 2012, Dawn Cusick, Animal Tongues:

     Tongue baths do more for cats than help keep them clean.