xoxo
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From use of X/x to mean “kiss” and O/o to mean “hug”. Use of “X” to indicate a kiss attested since 1763,[1][2] preceded by medieval use of an “X”, which was then kissed by illiterates to indicate a signature.[3] Use of “O” is more recent, and presumably created by analogy (e.g., X/O in tic-tac-toe). Speculative theories on precise origins abound.
Noun[edit]
xoxo
- Abbreviation of hugs and kisses, usually placed at the end of a letter.
- Synonyms: 88, X's and O's
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ OED: “X”. 1763 Gilbert White Letter (1901) I. vii. 132, I am with many a xxxxxxx and many a Pater noster and Ave Maria, Gil. White.
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) chapter X, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- ^ How Stuff Works: How Valentine's Day Works
Ewe[edit]
Adjective[edit]
xoxo
Adverb[edit]
xoxo
Gun[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- hóhó (Nigeria)
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Gbe *χoχó. Cognates include Fon xóxó, Saxwe Gbe xíxó, Adja xoxu, Ewe xoxo
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
xóxó (Benin)
- to be old
Mapudungun[edit]
Adjective[edit]
xoxo (Raguileo spelling)
References[edit]
- Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.
Venetian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Late Latin iōsum, from Classical Latin deorsum.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
xóxo
References[edit]
- AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1611: “scendete laggiù!” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
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