History Main / KissDiss

* Its a fantastically blunt way for someone to give their partner a very clear message "I. Am. Pissed."

* Jerin does this to Kij in ''Literature/ABrothersPrice''. He's already in love with someone else, doesn't much like Kij's entitled attitude on the subject of marrying him (she's quite certain that ''of course'' her family is the best alliance for his. His family disagrees), and is in a culture that heavily disapproves of such contact between a man and woman who are not married to each other. She also makes her move in a public setting, which embarrasses a rather shy 15-year-old boy.

* In ''{{Smallville}}'', Lionel is in Clark's body (ItMakesSenseInContext). He knows that Chloe (who he blames for putting him in jail) has a crush on Clark, and starts flirting with her, leaning in for a kiss and then cruelly drawing away, smugly noting "Don't you wish." Later on, it was confirmed by actor John Glover that Lionel is indeed attracted to Chloe...but his hatred and his desire for vengeance were more important to him, thus the bastardry.

* In ''{{Smallville}}'', Lionel is in Clark's body (ItMakesSenseInContext). He knows that Chloe has a crush on Clark, and starts flirting with her, leaning in for a kiss and then cruelly drawing away, smugly noting "Don't you wish." Later on, it was confirmed by actor John Glover that Lionel is indeed attracted to Chloe...but his hatred and his desire for vengeance were more important to him, thus the bastardry.

* In ''{{Smallville}}'', Clark [[spoiler:[[FreakyFridayFlip (actually Lionel in his body)]]]] cruelly draws away when he seduces Chloe and she moves in for the kiss.

* In the {{Popeye}} cartoon "For Better Or Nurse," Popeye and Bluto want to enter a hospital so they can get close to nurse Olive who talls them that if they were really injured they would qualify for a hospital visit. Overjoyed, the boys pucker up to kiss Olive, but she ducks and they [[HoYay kiss each other!]]

* Happens in the episode "Cold Feet, Hot Body" of ''TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'' in which will kiss disses Denise before he leaves her for good to see her fiance Lisa.

* Kasidy does this to Sisko once in ''StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' after he apologizes for being afraid of commitment.

** A mighty accurate and keenly-observed hoax, be it admitted.

* FionaApple's "Paper Bag":

* In the first SpiderMan movie, when Harry goes to kiss MJ at the World Expo she turns her head to the side, signalling that she doesn't really care for him that much. Peter on the ground sees this as well. In the novelisation it's made clear he understand exactly what she just did and is ecstatic that she might still love him.

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* Fiona Apple's "Paper Bag":

* At the end of the film of ''{{Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}'', a newly-awakened Hermione rushes over to Harry and hugs him tightly. Then she turns to Ron, and awkwardly shakes his hand. This actually has more to do with their preteen [[{{UST}} UST]] than frostiness, though.

* Kinda similar. In ''HarvestMoon Animal Parade'', during one of their rival cutscenes, you see that Kathy has lost a bet to Owenand now has to kiss him. She then closes her eyes and tries to do so, only to find that Owen has moved all the way across the field as a prank. He then teases her for actually having wanted to kiss him. She then goes {{Tsundere}} and storms off.

* Done in the film DoubleJeopardy. As Libby publicly confronts her duplicitous husband (he faked his death at sea and framed her for murder) she turns her head as he tries to kiss her, invoking "oohs" from the observing crowd.

Generally done to show that relations between two characters are frosty. If relations are ''especially'' frosty, she may not even be that subtle. Other reasons do exist, such as to delay The Big Kiss (in which case, Alice didn't realize Bob was trying to kiss her), or because it's not the time/place for smooching. Or maybe one part of the party just doesn't want to kiss.

* Done humourously in ''{{Wonderfalls}}'': Aaron tries to kiss his girlfriend in public, but she's trying to keep their relationship on the down-low; when he moves in, she gives him the good ol' interrupting starfish.