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What (who) is kiss of death - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Kiss Of Death; Kiss of Death (album); Kiss of Death (disambiguation); Kiss of Death (Album); Kiss of Death (film); Kiss of death; The Kiss Of Death; The Kiss of Death
kiss of death
If you say that a particular event is the kiss of death for something, you mean that it is certain to make them fail or be a disaster.
Trying to please an audience is the kiss of death for an artist.
N-SING: usu the N, oft N for/to n
kiss of death
an action that ensures failure, especially when apparently benign.
Kiss of death (mafia)
SIGN GIVEN BY A MAFIOSO BOSS
Il bacio della morte; Kiss of Death (mafia); Kiss of death (gesture); Mafia kiss
The kiss of death (Italian: Il bacio della morte) is the sign given by a mafioso boss or caporegime that signifies that a member of the crime family has been marked for death, usually as a result of some perceived betrayal. It is unclear how much is based on fact and how much on the imagination of authors, but it remains a cultural meme, originally published in 1998.
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Kiss of Death
Kiss of Death may refer to:
- Kiss of Judas, Judas's betrayal of Jesus with a kiss identifying him to his executioners
- Kiss of death (mafia), a Mafia signal that someone has been marked for execution
Examples of use of kiss of death
1. France should not receive this kiss of death," she said.
2. He almost missed out on the "Kiss of Death" role.
3. That alone, in the eyes of the critics, must be the confirmation kiss of death.
4. By Yossi Sarid Yesterday planted the kiss of death on Ramon‘s career.
5. For a politician, it seems, having a babyface can be the kiss of death.