Talk:Hugs and kisses

message: It has been said that perhaps it might be a good idea to maybe remove just a few of the somewhat weasel-like words from this article that many people believe otherwise would be a reasonably good article.
~Eric[who?] 184.76.225.106 (talk) 09:37, 10 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  According to ananonymous sources: 

message: I always thought XOXO meant "love and kisses", but I'm just a guy, and guys like to think those things. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.215.136.34 (talk • contribs).
I found an interesting XOXO modern design/symbol with the XOXO revealing two figures interlocking together from an overhead perspective. The designer of this refer XOXO as Love & Kisses.Ohmygoddess01 (talk) 16:57, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Alt meaning? 

message: is it pronounced at all or just reads 'hugs n kisses'? my native is greek and the writing of it in english seems a bit funny to me since writing in greek 'xoxo' would be a silly word sounding 'hohoh!' —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.1.132.11 (talk • contribs) 18:06, August 30, 2006
I think it's usually just said "Hugs and kisses", though it would probably be acceptable just to say "ecks oh, ecks oh, ecks oh". I'm pretty sure I've seen a couple of movies where they say it "Hugs and kisses", it's a shame I can't remember their titles, as they'd make good references. Anyone else know of one? --203.173.242.208 19:12, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  pronunciation 

message: The disambiguation page for 'XO' reads as follows:
"Xo is well known for being short for Xoán, which is where the expression XoXo comes from (meaning hugs and kisses) as Xoán is Galician for seducer of women."
Is this valid, and should it be included here? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 142.157.192.238 (talk • contribs) .
:I can find nothing to support such an assertion, so it would appear to be a joke.  I have removed it from that page again and asked for a cite.  Of course, he's added the same odd statement there many times without providing a source, so I'm not really expecting anything from him/her.  Kuru talk 02:46, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Disambiguation for 'XO' - Xoán 

message: How about this, if X is "sealed" then would O be "opened"? I wonder if there are other uses where X and O mean opposite ends. -- Emana 22:44, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: In response to the above, in E&M physics, diagrams with magnetic fields often need to represent motion or other fields in the two axes available on a sheet of paper, so the magnetic field itself is imagined to run perpendicular to the page. Many textbooks use a grid of O's to represent that the direction of the field points out of the page, and X's when the field lines run into the page. --24.130.50.167 (talk) 21:51, 13 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Rings a bell from my school/uni days (Scotland, 1973-82). The O has a dot at the centre, representing an arrow(head) pointing straight at you. The X is an arrow going away from you - with 4 feathers as 'flights'. I would assume it's unrelated, unless you fancifully imagine Cupid, or cherubs exchanging arrows back and forth between sender and recipient !--195.137.93.171 (talk) 08:32, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  sealed vs opened 

message: i remember in spanish class when i was younger our teacher said that X came to represent a kiss because of the way that letter's name is pronounced in spanish, sounding like "a kiss"... i always saw the x as the kiss and the o as the hug anyway. 89.138.165.53 22:19, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Maybe you misunderstand - the pronunciation of 'X' in Spanish makes a sound like the sound a kiss makes - not the Spanish word that means 'kiss' - see onomatopoeia ?--195.137.93.171 (talk) 08:39, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Explanations of X 

message: It was probably chosen for the same reason that we chose to use Xs and Os for Tic-Tac-Toe and also why teachers mark tests with Xs and Os... although many American teachers like to use the check mark. -- Emana 22:44, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Alt Explanations of X O 

message: Personally, and I'm sure it applies for many others, I only heard of the phrase from the TV show 'Gossip Girl', I propose a small statement be added to reflect this, perhaps also any other known references? (Steadders (talk) 01:14, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Use in pop culture 

message: Shows expression of love Ratie Ramz (talk) 09:54, 11 March 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  kisses 

message: All speculation "on" the internet involves "original sources", that does not make it any more credible.203.80.61.102 (talk) 20:41, 5 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Original source 

message: I don't want to make changes to the article and the Wiktionary entry without inquiring first. Shouldn't it be read as written? I mean, doesn't 'XOXO' mean "kisses and hugs" and not the other way around, since the Xs are the kisses, and the Os are the hugs? Why do these entries say "Hugs and kisses" but not write it 'OXOX'? — CJDOS, Sheridan, OR (talk) 09:50, 5 September 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Written vs. spoken 

message: Curious by that example, I downloaded the book as a pdf, did a thorough search with a few of the words in the quote (incl. e.g. "young") and couldn't find it. Either the quote doesn't appear in the edition I have, or it is falsely credited. Please someone with access to the OED check this. 176.12.16.222 (talk) 20:35, 21 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Florence Montgomery's Seaforth quote