Hobsonize, v. — Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Hobsonize v.

[Lieut. Richard Hobson, a hero of the US-Spanish war of 1898 whose triumphant tour of the States was accompanied by much kissing of and by adoring women]

(US) to kiss.

1898		Cherryvale Republican (KS) 31 Aug. 5/2: It is now called ‘Hobsonize,’ so we are told. A young man says, ‘Let us Hobsonize’ and the girl says, ‘Don’t care if we do.’ And then they Hobsonize.
1898		Kansas City Jrnl 23 Dec.4/3: According to dispatches [...] Mr. Hobson, a naval constructor [...] will ‘kiss till the cows come home’ [...] At Kansas City [...] it is he said that he impressed a chaste salute on the lips of no less than 417 maids, wives and widows. [...] When the verb ‘to Hobsonize’ was added to our [...] language [...] it meant to be kissed by an admiring woman’ [...] No longer is the man the recipient. He is now the eager dispenser of the favor.
1909		Eve. Star (Independence, KS) 24 June 1/1: [headline] he says he tried to hobsonize her [...] ‘Tried to Hobsonize you did he? What does that mean?’ asked the court. ‘Youse foolin’ me jedge; you knows what dat means’ .