2. To join bills, as doves; to caress in fondness. ``As
pigeons bill.'' --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
{To bill and coo}, to interchange caresses; -- said of doves; also of demonstrative lovers. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
bill and coo — (inf) (of lovers) to kiss and talk intimately together • • • Main Entry: ↑bill * * * bill and coo humorous phrase if two people bill and coo, they kiss each other and talk together in a romantic way Thesaurus: kissing and touching in a sexual… … Useful english dictionary
Bill and Coo — is a 1948 color film, directed by Dean Riesner and conceived to showcase George Burton s trained birds (Burton s Birds). The 61 minute live action film stars many types of birds, including Budgerigars (commonly known in the US as parakeets) and… … Wikipedia
bill and coo — ► bill and coo informal behave or talk in a loving and sentimental way. Main Entry: ↑bill … English terms dictionary
bill and coo — old fashioned if you bill and coo with someone you love, you talk quietly to them and kiss them. I don t know why they bother to come out if they re going to spend all their time billing and cooing. (often in continuous tenses) … New idioms dictionary
bill and coo — in. to kiss and cuddle. (In the manner of love birds.) □ Keep an eye on those kids. They aren’t going to be satisfied with billing and cooing forever, you know. □ If they bill and coo enough now, maybe they will remember how when they’re older … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
bill and coo — v To hug and kiss. Don t you just love to bill and coo with your girl on the beach? 1930s … Historical dictionary of American slang
bill and coo — humorous if two people bill and coo, they kiss each other and talk together in a romantic way … English dictionary
bill and coo — informal behave or talk in a loving and sentimental way. → bill someone/thing as … English new terms dictionary
bill and coo — idi to kiss or fondle and whisper endearments … From formal English to slang
bill and coo — Talk amorously or in very friendly manner … A concise dictionary of English slang
