Circus Kiss

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About

A Circus Kiss is an explicit slang term popularized on TikTok and Urban Dictionary that means to light a fire on someone's anus and then lick it out. Circus Kiss became a Don't Google trend in July 2024 due to many reaction videos on TikTok.

Origin

On February 15th, 2021, Urban Dictionary^[1] user Circus kiss king uploaded a definition for the term "circus kiss," writing, "Lighting a fire around the anus and putting it out with your tongue." Over three years, the definition received six likes and 24 dislikes (shown below).

circus kiss Lighting a fire around the anus and putting it out with your tongue I gave sally a circus kiss by Circus kiss king February 15, 2021 9 24 ✔ f FLAG

Spread

Internet users discovered the "circus kiss" definition in July 2024 following viral TikToks^[2] about the similarly named Snowball Kiss. The first known viral video about the term was shared by TikToker^[3] @_n0_nam3____ on July 12th, who used a video of streamer Caseoh, captioning it, "I JUST FOUND OUT WHAT A CIRCUS KISS IS," receiving over 782,200 plays and 124,700 likes in three days (shown below).

@_n0_nam3____ O. M. F. G #fyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyp #casoh #kitty #fire #edit #mamaowl #skibiditoilet #fyp ♬ original sound – 👾▸☆ꏂ꒯ꏂꋊ☆◂👾

Viral reactions to the term persisted on TikTok going into July 2024. For instance, on July 13th, TikToker^[4] @bruh.idkk_33 posted a similar video with a shocked cat reaction, captioned, "Me after finding out what the circus kiss is," gaining over 110,200 plays in two days (shown below).