Bacio morte is a not-to-be-played-with action. Best translated as the “kiss of death,” any husband married to an Italian woman caught kissing a woman on the lips will be in serious trouble with his spouse. His wife may now resort to the very serious and grave malocchio curse dooming the fellow to serious bad luck from this point forward.
It is highly recommended that men avoid this type of kiss at all costs as there is no reasonable explanation that can be offered to the affronted wife.
