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Kiska Island
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kismet
kiss
kiss and tell
kiss-and-tell
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kiss of life
kiss of peace
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kiss of death
kiss of death


noun 
Definition:
 
destruction of something: something or somebody whose presence will bring failure or disaster to something
[< the Bible passage (Mark 14:44-46) in which Judas kissed Jesus Christ, thereby betraying him]
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