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xoxo

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Etymology edit

From use of X/x to mean “kiss” and O/o to mean “hug”. Use of “X” to indicate a kiss attested since 1763,[1][2] preceded by medieval use of an “X”, which was then kissed by illiterates to indicate a signature.[3] 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.

Noun edit

xoxo

  1. Abbreviation of hugs and kisses, usually placed at the end of a letter.
    Synonyms: 88, X's and O's

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References edit

  1. ^ OED: “X”. 1763 Gilbert White Letter (1901) I. vii. 132, I am with many a xxxxxxx and many a Pater noster and Ave Maria, Gil. White.
  2. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) chapter X, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  3. ^ How Stuff Works: How Valentine's Day Works

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Adjective edit

xoxo

  1. old

Adverb edit

xoxo

  1. already

Gun edit

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Etymology edit

From Proto-Gbe *χoχó. Cognates include Fon xóxó, Saxwe Gbe xíxó, Adja xoxu, Ewe xoxo

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

xóxó (Benin)

  1. to be old

Mapudungun edit

Adjective edit

xoxo (Raguileo spelling)

  1. convex

References edit

  • Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

Venetian edit

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Etymology edit

Inherited from Late Latin iōsum, from Classical Latin deorsum.

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Adverb edit

xóxo

  1. down
    Antonym: suxo

References edit

  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1611: “scendete laggiù!” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
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