hugs of death

A form of hug of death — An extreme spike in usage of an Internet service that causes an outage of said service.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of hug of death
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hugs of death. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hugs%20of%20death

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“hugs of death.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hugs%20of%20death. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hugs of death,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hugs%20of%20death.

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