See how the lips come out n an o happens in the middle lol" But as Jemila rightly pointed out, we wrap our arms around people when we hug them, and we don't cross the arms and leave the hands unattached to the body. So that is x too, And the os can be kisses. While Samuel was trying to cause mischief (hehe), I really thought " Haha. See how the baby has pursed her lips? See the 'x' in there. " So we set out to find out what pursed lips were, and Jemila was backed by Essie, and we had this photo to show. I guess we can think of x representing pursed lips. On Facebook, Jemila mentioned " o = hugs. Which one be hugs then which one be kisses? But does ' X' stand for hugs or is it ' O' rather? I could have googled it but what's the fun in that? So I decided to ask. It's a rather harmless greeting that is rather endearing. We are not talking tactics to winning games here, but don't you be thinking these ' hugs and kisses' are tactics towards winning some lady's heart. Sorry, as much as I would have enjoyed that too, we are not really talking about x's and o's, that of the basketball court. Anyway, for a long time, I knew ' xoxo' stood for hugs and kisses. If you've not seen it in action, you are obviously missing out. She's Francophone and from what I have come to know about Francophone women, things that some of us think are a bit 'romantic' like kissing on cheeks, they see as more 'platonic'. I do know who has used it in conversation with me the most though, one of my best friends. I don't exactly remember the first time someone told me " xoxo".
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