kino.
A botanical gum produced by various trees and other plants, particularly bloodwood species of eucalypts (Angophora, Corymbia, Eucalyptus), Butea, and Pterocarpus, used in tanning and dyeing and as an astringent in medicine.
Meaning & usage
A botanical gum produced by various trees and other plants, particularly bloodwood species of eucalypts (Angophora, Corymbia, Eucalyptus), Butea, and Pterocarpus, used in tanning and dyeing and as an astringent in medicine.
Where this word comes from
18th century. Perhaps borrowed from Mandingo cano, or from a language of the East Indies.
Especially good or sophisticated cinema.
Man, I hate Marvel movies, but Scorsese, now that's some real kino.
Where this word comes from
From Russian кино́ (kinó, “movie; cinema”), via Kino-Eye and Dziga Vertov's identification of his film Man with a Movie Camera as "ABSOLUTE KINOGRAPHY".
Grand, cinematic, especially in regards to cinema or other cultural media.
This game is absolutely kino.
Where this word comes from
From Russian кино́ (kinó, “movie; cinema”), via Kino-Eye and Dziga Vertov's identification of his film Man with a Movie Camera as "ABSOLUTE KINOGRAPHY".
Physical contact with another person, touch.
Where this word comes from
Coined by Ross Jeffries, from kinesthesia.
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