kiss and cry spot
n.— «As they took the ice, the marks for their rivals were going up and Klimova and Ponomarenko leaped into an embrace in the interview area dubbed the Kiss and Cry Spot.» —“Duchesnays must settle for silver” by James Christie in Albertville, France Globe and Mail (Toronto, Canada) Feb. 18, 1992. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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