pepper-kissing n.
(US black) attempting to put the best face on bad news.
![[US]](/static/img/flags/us.png "United States") | Juba to Jive 345: Pepper-kissing v. (1970s–1990s) to try to present bad news in a less than negative light; to send mixed signals; to sugarcoat the facts. |
(US black) attempting to put the best face on bad news.
| Juba to Jive 345: Pepper-kissing v. (1970s–1990s) to try to present bad news in a less than negative light; to send mixed signals; to sugarcoat the facts. |