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3	[[quoteright:330:[[WesternAnimation/TheAddamsFamily1992 https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gomezmorticiaarmkiss.png]]]]
4	[[caption-width-right:330:And she didn't even have to [[EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench speak French]] this time.]]
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6	A comedy/romance trope in which a guy starts by [[IKissYourHand kissing a woman's hand]] and works his way up her arm to her neck. Usually used to identify the man as either TheCasanova or a pervert. Mostly a DeadHorseTrope nowadays, but can be found in many older works (particularly animated shorts).
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8	Common reactions are [[ShrinkingViolet shyness]] and [[GibberishOfLove stuttering]], swooning, or slapping.
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11	!!Examples:
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15	[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
16	* In ''WesternAnimation/Shrek1'', during Robin Hood's UnwantedRescue attempt on Fiona, he kisses up her arm, which disgusts her.
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19	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
20	* ''Film/TheAddamsFamily'': Gomez Addams with his wife Morticia. He goes all the way from her hand to her shoulder, then switches to the other shoulder and kisses the other arm down to her fingers.
21	* In ''Film/SinginInTheRain'', while filming the ShowWithinAShow Don kisses up most of Lina's arm. PlayedForLaughs, since he's insulting her in-between kisses.
22	* GenderInverted and parodied in ''Film/Batman1989'': Vicki Vale kisses up the Joker's arm.
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25	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
26	* ''Series/TheAddamsFamily''. Gomez Addams did this regularly to Morticia whenever she spoke French.
27	* GenderInverted and parodied in a sketch/dance sequence on ''Series/TheBennyHillShow'' parodying the "Naughty Bits" of ''Series/TheKennyEverettShow''. In this version, the (old, ugly) men play the parts normally done by young women and young women have the male roles. A woman kisses up an arm, finds the face of Benny Hill at the top, gives a disgusted AsideGlance, and kisses back down the arm to go away.
28	* ''Series/StarTrekVoyager''. In "Shattered", Captain Janeway finds herself StrappedToAnOperatingTable in Tom Paris's ''Film/TheAdventuresOfCaptainProton'' holodeck program. In order to escape, she has to vamp up to [[EvilIsHammy hammy holodeck villain]] [[EmperorScientist Dr. Chaotica]].
29	-->'''Chaotica:''' Oh Arachnia, you DO love me!\
30	'''Janeway:''' How can I resist your... magnificence?\
31	'''Chaotica:''' Together we will rule the cosmos, and grind out enemies into dust! (''kisses his way up her arm; Janeway looks disgusted'')\
32	'''Janeway:''' (''later, to Chakotay'') If we restore the timeline, remind me to cancel Mr. Paris' holodeck privileges.
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36	* In Music/MCHammer's "Addams Family Groove" for the 1991 film he kisses up Morticia's arm.
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40	%%* Used by Ali the salesman in ''Theatre/{{Oklahoma}}''. He calls it the "French Goodbye." '''Administrivia/ZeroContextExample: Whose arm does he kiss?'''
41	* In a production of ''Theatre/AMidsummerNightsDream'' the two male leads (under the influence of a love spell) both grab one of Helena's hands and kiss it. They try to one-up each other by kissing up her arm, and it finished with one of them [[PervertedSniffing sniffing her hair]]. Needless to say, Helena is not amused.
42	%%* Just like in the movie, the stage version of ''Singin' in the Rain'' has a scene where Don does this to Lina while shooting their film, all while insulting her since it's a silent film.
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45	%%[[folder:Video Games]]
46	%%* In ''VideoGame/TheSims 2'' one of the "Kiss" options was this. '''Administrivia/ZeroContextExample: What do you mean by "this"?'''
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49	[[folder:Web Comics]]
50	* In one of Creator/AGnosis's spinoffs to the webcomic, the god Dionysos does an even more naughty variant of this, by ''licking'' up the arm. Here's the [[http://a-gnosis.deviantart.com/art/Request-Dionysus-and-Vanessa-471626671 picture.]] The recipient is delighted.
51	%%* The prancing forest-elf Jolly Elfsberry tries this trick on Antimony in ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'' before being... diverted by Sir Egalmore's sword. (Actually, [[spoiler: he's Coyote in disguise]], but that's neither here nor there.) Here's the [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=667 page]]. '''Administrivia/ZeroContextExample: What do you mean by "tries this trick"?'''
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54	[[folder:Western Animation]]
55	%%* Tom and Jerry of ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'' sometimes do this. '''Administrivia/ZeroContextExample: Who is kissing whose arm?'''
56	%%* WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes did this commonly. The Pepe Le Pew shorts often had them the most. '''Administrivia/ZeroContextExample: Who is kissing whose arm?'''
57	%%* Disney has done this as well. Some examples:
58	%%** In Goofy's first-ever appearance in the Ye Olden Days short (back when he was called Dippy Dawg), he's a suitor for Princess Minnie. He greets her this way, saying she'll "Learn to love him." '''Administrivia/ZeroContextExample: What do you mean by "greets her this way"?'''
59	%%** In ''WesternAnimation/TheThreeCaballeros'', Donald has this done to him. [[HoYay By his two male Hispanic friends.]] [[OneTrueThreesome At the same time.]] [[HaveAGayOldTime Gay Caballeros, indeed.]] '''Administrivia/ZeroContextExample: Who is kissing which of Donald Duck's arms?'''
60	* ''WesternAnimation/TheAddamsFamily1992'': Gomez Addams also does this in the animated series, as pictured above.
61	* In the ''WesternAnimation/CaptainCavemanAndTheTeenAngels'' episode "The Dummy" upon finding a diamond ring Captain Caveman does this to Taffy then puts it on her finger and asks her to marry him, before she can respond the ring is taken by the police as evidence.
62	%%* ''WesternAnimation/{{Popeye}}'' sometimes does this to Olive Oyl when he greets her. '''Administrivia/ZeroContextExample: What do you mean by "does this"?'''
63	* In the [[WesternAnimation/TexAveryMGMCartoons Tex Avery MGM Short]] ''Little 'Tinker'', BO Skunk thinks he's kissing the arm of a female rabbit he's trying to woo, but she runs off because of his smell before he reaches her with his eyes closed, and he unknowingly ends up kissing along a tree branch before kissing an owl that was perched at the top on the beak, who promptly passes out.
64	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'': Often, when Kaeloo and Mr. Cat are flirting, Mr. Cat plants kisses up Kaeloo's arm, but never manages to get any further than that.
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