XO - Kiss & Hug (in that order)
The Oxford English Dictionary, as credited by Hugkiss.com, states the first "X-as-kiss" in literature occurred in 1901. (Where it appeared isn't mentioned.) The site, as well as Wikipedia, describes...
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"Growing up I naturally assumed that X represented the hug and O represented the kiss."I've never encountered that interpretation before.
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A wikipedia article here -- doesn't add much to the OP.
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"I've never encountered that interpretation before."As a kid, I just assumed the X represented arms crossing and the O represented the shape of lips when kissing. Also, I've only heard it stated as...
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My Ex (no pun intended) has a habit of daubing her excess lipstick off on scraps of paper lying about. It leaves a sort of "O", which could be interpreted as a symbolic kiss, at least in a suitable...
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I don't remember where or when but I have know people in the US to say "Hugs and Kisses." as a concluding remark rather like good-by. I'm thinking that for that reason I have always considered the X...
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I can't recall seeing anyone do just XO (and certainly not OX - who wants to be oxed?). Usually X0X or XXX, and I knew that the X's were kisses, the O being the circle made with the arms. X on the...
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