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semihug

semihug noun: a partial hug.

Noun

semihug (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

Forms of semihug

pluralsemihugs

Origin of semihug

From semi- + hug.

Questions about semihug

What does semihug mean?
Semihug means a partial hug.
What part of speech is semihug?
Semihug is a noun.
What is the plural of semihug?
The plural of semihug is semihugs.

Words near semihug in the dictionary

  1. semihomology
  2. semihorny
  3. semihostile
  4. semihot
  5. semihourly
  6. semihug
  7. semihugs
  8. semihuman
  9. semihumanized
  10. semihumans
  11. semihumid

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