concept
Judas Kiss
Judas kiss
also: Иудин поцелуй
The byword for a treacherous show of affection, from the apostle Judas Iscariot's kiss that betrayed Jesus to his arrest (Matthew 26:48-49); used here for flattering, bought praise as against honest, unbought criticism.
Reading notes
- He and She §22 Judas kiss
A byword for a treacherous show of affection, from the apostle Judas Iscariot's kiss that betrayed Jesus to his arrest (Matthew 26:48-49); here used for flattering, bought praise as opposed to honest, unbought criticism.
- A Man's Conversation with a Dog §42 Judas
The apostle who betrayed Jesus for silver (Matthew 26); shorthand for treacherous, bought loyalty -- Romansov applies it to his own informing against colleagues.