bill and coo

idiom

old-fashioned
: to kiss and talk quietly
A young couple sat together in the corner, billing and cooing.

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As the Democrats bill and coo and preen themselves, egged on by practically the entire national political media, which conducted the party’s presidential campaign in the absence and incomprehensibility of their putative candidates for national office, their position is very vulnerable. Conrad Black, National Review, 6 May 2021

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“Bill and coo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bill%20and%20coo. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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