hugaholic

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noun

One who loves giving or receiving hugs.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

nounhugaholic (plural hugaholics)

plural hugaholics

  1. humorousinformalrareOne who loves giving or receiving hugs.

    You might even call me a "hugaholic. " I need my daily hugs.

    1993, Jimmie Shreve, Square Peg in a Round Hole: Coping with Learning Differences at Home, in School and at Work, Square Peg Enterprises, →ISBN, page 32
    2 more examples

    ENCHANTING, RAINBOW-CHEERING, SWF, 37, raspberry-addicted, rural, hugaholic seeks position as soulmate, wife, stay-at-home Munchkin-rearer.

    1989 March, Vegetarian Times, number 139, page 87

    As for hugging, I'm a shameless hugaholic. Thankfully, I'm acquainted with a large number of other hugaholics, male and female.

    2001, Fritz Klein, Tom Schwartz, editors, Bisexual and Gay Husbands: Their Stories, Their Words, Harrington Park Press, →ISBN, page 160

Origin

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APA

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Chicago

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