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kiss-and-ride

kiss-and-ride
 n.— «At the terminal building, the wife and husband pull into a special place to park long enough to discuss last minute family matters…and for that parting kiss! This husbad is the “Kiss-and_Ride” passenger in the local transportation plan for the Chicago area of the future.» —“The Commuter of The Future” by Thomas Buck Chicago Daily Tribune May 25, 1958. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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