kino
n.— «“He needs to be going for kino!” an instructor grumbled. In the patois of the seduction industry, “kino” stands for “kinesthesia,” or touching. Something needed to be done! Something subtle but effective! So, pretending to be on his cellphone, the instructor walked behind the student and yelled into the phone: ” Kino! Kino! Kino!”» —“Man of Mystery” by Gene Weingarten Washington Post Jan. 22, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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