Spider-Man kiss

See also: Spiderman kiss

English

Etymology

After a scene in the 2002 film Spider-Man where such a kiss took place.

Noun

Spider-Man kiss (plural not attested)

(slang) A kiss between partners who are upside-down relative to each other.
- 2016, Lindsay Ribar, Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies, Kathy Dawson Books, →ISBN, page 207:
  “Spider-Man kiss?” I leaned down, and she leaned up. It was pretty strange, kissing upside down like that, and before long she was giggling against my lips.
- 2017, Erica Kudisch, Don’t Feed the Trolls, Riptide Publishing, →ISBN, page 73:
  Alain leans over me, like he’s going to give me a Spider-Man kiss, but he just preens.
- 2017, Bruce Rousseau, The Art of Gravity, Dark Teal Press:
  Finn was still upside down and facing her, so he decided to give her a Spider-Man kiss.
- 2020 June 12, Ross Bonaime, “Every Episode of The O.C., Ranked”, in Paste‎^[1], archived from the original on 13 June 2020:
  For another, “The Rainy Day Women” brings together the core four, with Seth and Summer adorably sharing a Spider-Man kiss.
- 2021, Ruth Hanson, Blood in the Golden Palace, JMS Books LLC, →ISBN:
  His smile grew warmer, and leaning over the edge of the seat, he and Penny shared a deep, upside down kiss. A Spider-Man kiss.
- 2022, Julie Tieu, Circling Back to You, Avon, →ISBN:
  Cadence pushed herself up, dusted off her latest existential crisis, and tried to forget that Matt’s upsidedown face was the stuff of Spider-Man-kiss dreams.
- 2022, R.S. Penney, Those Who Rise (Justice Keepers Saga, book 15), Next Chapter:
  Anna bent over him for a Spider-Man kiss that lasted a good ten seconds.