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hugaholic

hugaholic noun: one who loves giving or receiving hugs.

Noun

hugaholic (plural hugaholics)

  1. (humorous, informal, rare) One who loves giving or receiving hugs.
    • 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
    • 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

Forms of hugaholic

pluralhugaholics

Origin of hugaholic

From hug + -aholic.

Questions about hugaholic

What does hugaholic mean?
Hugaholic means one who loves giving or receiving hugs.
What part of speech is hugaholic?
Hugaholic is a noun.
What is the plural of hugaholic?
The plural of hugaholic is hugaholics.

Words near hugaholic in the dictionary

  1. hug-me-tight
  2. hug-me-tights
  3. hugable
  4. hugag
  5. hugags
  6. hugaholic
  7. hugaholics
  8. hugantic
  9. hugbox
  10. hugboxed
  11. hugboxes

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