# Kiss card

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiss-card/260905>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 21, 2004, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiss-card/260905 "2004-08-21T23:22:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![look\_hergo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85e7bf/32.png) [@look\_hergo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/look_hergo)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2004, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiss-card/260905/1 "2004-08-21T23:22:10Z")

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In a book I’m reading, a character mentions buying a “kiss card”. The year is 1950. I’m thinking that it’s something like a dance card where guys could reserve dances with a girl in advance at social events, but that doesn’t seem quite right. Can any of you older 'dopers tell me what exactly a “kiss card” is? When I google it, all I get are trading cards for the rock band KISS. I _know_ that isn’t it.

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**Author:** ![Seven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiss-card/260905/2 "2004-08-22T02:03:59Z")

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There used to be “buy a kiss” type things at fairs and social events.