xoxo

X8O1X8O1
UK/ɛksəʊɛksəʊ/

A form of hugs and kisses — An informal way to end a letter, email etc. to a loved one.

Similar
88X's and O's
Less commonScrabble 18
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Meanings

xoxo1

noun

alternative xo · alternative XO · alternative xoxoxo · alternative XOXO

  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of hugs and kisses, usually placed at the end of a letter.

    Synonyms: 88, X's and O's

XOXO2

noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of xoxo (an abbreviation for hugs and kisses, usually placed at the end of a letter.)

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
x's and o's

Origin

From use of X/x to mean “kiss” and O/o to mean “hug”. Use of “X” to indicate a kiss attested since 1763, preceded by medieval use of an “X”, which was then kissed by illiterates to indicate a signature. Use of “O” is more recent, and presumably created by analogy (e.g., X/O in tic-tac-toe). Speculative theories on precise origins abound, including folk etymologies.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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