smooching

Since then, paparazzi photos of the couple holding hands and smooching have gone viral across social media.

The researcher, at the University of Cambridge, suggested that the custom — a lip-kissing precursor that involved rubbing and pressing noses together — developed into hardcore smooching.

Give McCarthy his due: All that butt smooching worked, kind of, allowing him to wheedle his way into his dream job for 11 not-so-glorious months.

What followed were more game appearances, public outings, hand-holding and backstage smooching.

She said not smooching the King of Ken-ergy “didn’t feel like a win for me.”