An open tin of round white mints sits beside a drooping daisy and faint green wisps.

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Doug McKenzie

If I didn't have puke breath, I'd kiss you.

— Strange Brew  ·  1983

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker tells the listener they would kiss them if their breath didn't smell of vomit. It is a self-deprecating, rather crude way of expressing affection while blaming their own foulness, mixing romantic interest with gross-out humour.

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