What does BUSS mean?
Definitions for BUSS
bʌsbuss
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Princeton's WordNet
kiss, buss, osculationverb
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
snog, kiss, buss, osculateverb
touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
"The newly married couple kissed"; "She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room"
Wiktionary
bussnoun
A kiss.
bussnoun
A herring buss, a type of shallow-keeled Dutch fishing boat used especially for herring fishing.
bussverb
To kiss.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
BUSSnoun
Etymology: bus, the mouth, Irish; baiser, Fr.
Thou dost give me flattering busses. —— By my troth, I kiss thee with a most constant heart. William Shakespeare, Henry IV. p. ii.
Some squire perhaps you take delight to rack,
Who visits with a gun, presents with birds,
Then gives a smacking buss. Alexander Pope.If the king would enter towards building such a number of boats and busses, as each company could easily manage, it would be an encouragement both of honour and advantage. William Temple.
To Bussverb
To kiss; to salute with the lips.
Etymology: from the noun.
Yonder walls, that partly front your town,
Yond towers, whose wanton tops do buss the clouds,
Must kiss their feet. William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida.Go to them with this bonnet in thy hand,
Thy knee bussing the stones; for, in such business,
Action is eloquence. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.
Wikipedia
Buss
Buss is a surname.
ChatGPT
buss
A buss is a term with multiple meanings depending on its context. It can refer to a kiss or a physical display of affection. On the other hand, in electronics, a "buss" or "bus" is a communication system that transfers data between components inside a computer or between computers. In automotive, a "bus" is a large motor vehicle carrying passengers by road, typically with a fixed route and schedule.
Webster Dictionary
Bussnoun
a kiss; a rude or playful kiss; a smack
Bussverb
to kiss; esp. to kiss with a smack, or rudely
Bussnoun
a small strong vessel with two masts and two cabins; -- used in the herring fishery
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Buss
bus, n. a rude or playful kiss, a smack.—v.t. to kiss, esp. in a rude or playful manner. [M. E. bass, prob. from Old Ger. bussen, to kiss, but modified by Fr. baiser, to kiss, from L. basium, a kiss.]
Buss
bus, n. a small two-masted Dutch vessel, used in the herring and mackerel fisheries. [O. Fr. busse, Low L. bussa; cf. Ger. büse.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
buss
A small strong-built Dutch vessel with two masts, used in the herring and mackerel fisheries, being generally of 50 to 70 tons burden.
Editors Contribution
bussverb
(1980s teenagers) To talk about; gossip over.
Quit bussin' about my shoes!
Etymology: perhaps a survival of British dialect buss, "mutter, murmur busily, buzz," attested from the 1500s]
Submitted by senbeseykwwk on August 30, 2022
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
BUSS
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Buss is ranked #3865 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Buss surname appeared 9,177 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Buss.
95.6% or 8,778 total occurrences were White.
1.8% or 171 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
0.8% or 81 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.7% or 69 total occurrences were Asian.
0.5% or 53 total occurrences were Black.
0.2% or 25 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of BUSS in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of BUSS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of BUSS in a Sentence
You stayed out all night got on a tour bus, with a band, with a group, that’s buss-down behavior.
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