semihug

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noun

A partial hug.

Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nounsemihug (plural semihugs)

plural semihugs

  1. A partial hug.

    As for policy related to African-American entrepreneurship, Mr. Trump said he wanted to overturn the Dodd-Frank financial law and called one black businessman to the stage, gave him a handshake, leaned in for a semihug and said he wanted the man to be negotiating with the Chinese.

    2015 September 23, Jonathan Martin, “A Day of Empty Seats and Donald Trump in Full Attack”, in New York Times

Origin

From semi- + hug.

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APA

semihug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semihug

MLA

“semihug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semihug. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semihug,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semihug.

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