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Old Dec 23, 2012, 04:05 PM
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I'm having what seems to be a delima/argument in my house..

XOXO Is hugs and kisses, not kisses and hugs, correct? Dad says o's are hugs and x's are kisses, and I say its the other way around...help us out

What do you think it is?

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Old Dec 23, 2012, 04:09 PM
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugs_and_kisses

The phrase is "hugs and kisses" so I thought the Xs were hugs. It seems the Xs are actually kisses. Historically speaking.
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Old Dec 23, 2012, 04:09 PM
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I'd say you're both right - "xoxo" is read as "hugs and kisses" but I always thought x's were kisses and o's were hugs.
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Old Dec 23, 2012, 04:11 PM
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X is a kiss since 1765. O is hug symbolizes encircling arms.
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Old Dec 23, 2012, 04:11 PM
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Yeah X kisses O hugs, it's just everyone says hugs and kisses
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Old Dec 23, 2012, 04:16 PM
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Yeah X kisses O hugs, it's just everyone says hugs and kisses
Interesting you didn't look it up either? You have a good verbal memory like me?
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Old Dec 23, 2012, 04:34 PM
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X is a kiss since 1765. O is hug symbolizes encircling arms.


was about to say that an x is a kiss..

but i didon't know since 1765... wow... where do you get this information.

lol
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Old Dec 23, 2012, 06:58 PM
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I use X's as hugs because when you embrace someone, you typically cross ur arms around them.. When you kiss, ur mouth makes an O....
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Old Dec 23, 2012, 07:19 PM
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I use X's as hugs because when you embrace someone, you typically cross ur arms around them.. When you kiss, ur mouth makes an O....
Yabbut when you kiss your eyes close in an X like Cartman's on South Park... lol
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Old Dec 23, 2012, 07:21 PM
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ahahhahaaa thats what my dad said! hahahaaaaaaa

I just looked at him and said "WHATEVER! U don't even like southpark you freakin dork!"
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Old Dec 23, 2012, 07:25 PM
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That's too funny!!!
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Old Dec 23, 2012, 07:29 PM
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true story! well... I used a curse word.... I need punished for my potty mouth.. need to carry soap with me or something. haha
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Old Dec 23, 2012, 07:34 PM
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Not at all. I made points with one of my cousins' kids, explaining to my cousin that it was okay for the kid to watch South Park because it is actually anti-phoniness and other bad stuff.
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was about to say that an x is a kiss..

but i didon't know since 1765... wow... where do you get this information.

lol
Wikipedia I thought that was interesting.
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Yes, I actually was right about something! I knew X's were kisses and O's were hugs! But if we were dogs, would O be a hug (dogs can hug in some ways), or would the O represent butt-sniffing, a dog's way of getting to know you?
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Old Dec 26, 2012, 06:17 PM
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Yes, I actually was right about something! I knew X's were kisses and O's were hugs! But if we were dogs, would O be a hug (dogs can hug in some ways), or would the O represent butt-sniffing, a dog's way of getting to know you?
I don't know why dogs smell butts(I thought they had a good sense of smell).
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Old Dec 26, 2012, 06:22 PM
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I don't know why dogs smell butts(I thought they had a good sense of smell).
Mine smells like roses...
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Old Dec 26, 2012, 06:29 PM
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I'm with you I thought it was x hugs and o kisses. Who knew? Thanks.
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Old Dec 28, 2012, 10:57 AM
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Interesting information. Looked it up because I don't trust anything from wiki. :P

"Whether you end a letter or e-mail with it—or you recognize it from the end of each Gossip Girl episode—'Xoxo' is commonly known to refer to the phrase 'Kisses and hugs.' But how did these two inconspicuous letters come to represent that well-known phrase?
One possible explanation is that an 'X' is a stylized representation of two mouths kissing, while the 'O' represents two pairs of arms coming together to complete a hug. This emoticon-inspired account makes sense, but the true explanations are more likely rooted in religious history.
Because many people in the Middle Ages could not read or write, they would sign important documents with an 'X' which was both a simple mark to make and a reference to the Christian cross. The signee would then kiss the 'X' to demonstrate his sincerity and that what was written in the document was true—in much the same way that Christians kissed the Bible to display their belief in Christ. Besides referencing the actual cross itself, the 'X' alluded to the early Christian symbol called the Chi-rho—named after combining the first two letters of the Greek word for Christ, ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ.
Tracing the origin of how the 'O' came to represent a hug is more difficult. One possible explanation is that Jewish immigrants, upon arriving in the U.S., used the symbol in place of a signature, similar to the way the 'X' was used by Christians. Instead of using an 'X', which invoked Christ—a figure that did not align with Jewish beliefs—illiterate Jewish people arriving in the U.S. would sign documents with an 'O'
Combined with the familiar Christian use of an 'X' signifying the oath sealed with a kiss, the 'O' was likely then adapted to mean hugs as an equal representation in the sincerity of the sentiment on notes, letters, or even e-mails."

Via http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/156657

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