Where did this XX come from what does it mean.i love you but why the XXXXXXX?
2006-10-26 14:14:26 · 15 answers · asked by realdolby 5 in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
YES Yes BUT Where did it first come from and WHY?
2006-10-26 14:19:42 · update #1
Hugs and Kisses is a term for a sequence of the letters X and O, e.g. XOXO, typically used to express affection at the end of a written letter or email.
It is debatable which letter represents which act. Some interpret X as the crossed arms of a hug and O as the puckered lips of a kiss. However, the interpretation assumed in the following, in which X represents the four lips of a kiss and O the four arms of a hug, is more common.
The use of XOXO goes back to the use of an X or cross, which was considered as good as a sworn oath in times before most people could write and therefore used the X in the same way a signature is used today — a mark of one's word.
An X at the end of a letter or document was often kissed as a seal of honesty, in much the same way one would kiss a Bible or kiss the fingers after making the sign of the Christian cross, thus the X came to represent a kiss in modern times.
The origins of the O as a hug are not generally known, although it is speculated that it may represent the arms wrapped around someone being hugged. Another thought is that it came from Jewish immigrants who would sign with an O instead of an X because they did not wish to mark their word with the Christian cross the X represented.
2006-10-26 17:12:11 · answer #1 · answered by Justin H 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They're supposed to represent kisses. XOXO means kisses AND hugs.
2006-10-26 21:16:45 · answer #2 · answered by Jamie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a universal symbol for kisses. I use it to a man when I want to show that my interest in him is more than friendly.
2006-10-26 21:30:04 · answer #3 · answered by yvonne c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah I always thought xoxo meant hugs and kisses but I don't know where that came from
2006-10-26 21:17:28 · answer #4 · answered by Heather S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You mean like for example:
Dear Jake,
Hey babe blah blah blah
I love you lots!
XXXXX.
If so it's just kisses.
Like xoxo Hugs N Kisses.
:)
2006-10-26 21:17:21 · answer #5 · answered by Courtney 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't use them as kisses i've always pit one x to say i'm finished talking and won't reply x
2006-10-27 04:58:06 · answer #6 · answered by stormyweather 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when i used them X &O's meant hugs and kisses not i love you but i am a little out dated i guess
2006-10-26 21:16:13 · answer #7 · answered by angie_d_121074 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i use them because it's a nice ending to a letter or text. feels unfinished without them, and it's always nice to recieve lots of them :p
"x"
[har har]
2006-10-26 23:04:34 · answer #8 · answered by kinetic belle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it looks like a kiss...x and hug...o...you know kiss and hug.
2006-10-26 21:15:38 · answer #9 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think its a new way of saying kisses its compulsary now
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
jay
2006-10-26 21:16:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋