Talk:glomp

Looks like a diffused neologism. Anyone know if its pretty much Internet-only? --Eean 08:20, 7 Dec 2004 (UTC)

I've only ever encountered it on-line, and that was quite some time ago (6-8 years). I don't know about its current usage. --PJF ^(talk) 08:09, 8 Dec 2004 (UTC)

I see it used commonly, personally, and use it likewise often. "Glomp" is alive and well, I'm sure. 70.190.49.222 06:02, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

I completely agree with 70.190.49.222. Mafutrct 01:27, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

One possible etymology, besides onomatopoeia, is glom, which could be used to describe a similar action

References

Someone has called for verification. There are some references at [Deletionpedia] which could perhaps serve. I am too lazy to do so myself, though. SpectrumDT 18:41, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

Etymology

Isn't it sort of imitative, like the sound of knocking the breath out of someone with a running tackle? Compare whomp, thump. Equinox ◑ 19:16, 4 October 2016 (UTC)

The most common etymological attribution I can find (mostly from TVTropes) is that this first appeared in the anime Ranma 1/2, to describe the sound of someone embracing another. 72.185.190.214

glomp together

There seems to be a missing sense of the word "glomp" in this entry, specifically the one that turns up on Google when quote-searching the phrase "glomp(ed/s/ing) together". This usage appears to be fairly well attested in legitimate sources throughout academia (e.g. textbooks, academic papers, scientific journals), though it's entirely possible these occurrences are better analzyed as nonce uses of the word, whereby it'd be serving as a sort of semantic confluence of "glom", "clump", "glue", "cluster", "group", etc. for when an author is trying to convey some certain nuance in meaning/connotation only achievable by "glomp". In any case, what are people's thoughts on the matter? Should this sense be added to the entry?