What do X's and O's mean at the end of the letter??

Question

which one's which??

Answer 1

hugs and kisses.

x= hugs
o= kisses

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

X are hugs
O are kisses

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.

Answer 4

Hugs and Kisses.

Answer 5

XXXXXXX"S means kisses and OOOOOO's means hugs at the end of the letter!

Answer 6

X is for kisses and O is for hugs

Answer 7

Hugs 'n' Kisses.

Answer 8

Xs are kisses, cos they look like puckered up lips
Os are hugs, like your arms make a circle when you hug

Answer 9

An "x" is a kiss and an "o" is a hug.

BTW: I can't believe how many people are mistaken. An "o" is arms encircling someone and an "x" looks like a mouth when it's giving a closed-mouthed kiss.

Answer 10

X's are kisses O's are hugs