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How Did XOXO Come to Mean Hugs and Kisses?

If you happen to like our→→Subscribe for new videos every day! https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut?sub_confirmation=1 Never run out of things to say at the water cooler with TodayIFoundOut! Brand new videos 7 days a week! More from TodayIFoundOut Why is Someone Who is Lazy Called a Couch Potato? https://youtu.be/ICkN7rp_H4k?list=PLR0XuDegDqP0GESJ0DgpgTcThLJVEbFs8 Why Potatoes are Called Spuds https://youtu.be/ij6Z0ZttG0U?list=PLR0XuDegDqP0GESJ0DgpgTcThLJVEbFs8 In this video: You’ve seen XO as a sign-off representing love, affection, or friendship on letters, cards, emails, chat rooms and text messages. You may have even been torn on whether or not to include both the X and the O, considering one signifies hugs and the other means kisses. Use the incorrect symbol, and one could get the wrong idea! Want the text version?: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/06/how-xoxo-came-to-mean-hugs-and-kisses/ Sources: http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/candlepwr/xoxo-marks-the-spot/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_White http://www.livinghistory.co.uk/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi_Rho http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi_%28letter%29 http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/xoxo http://nowiknow.com/hugs-and-crosses/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugs_and_kisses http://mentalfloss.com/article/31929/why-does-xoxo-mean-kisses-and-hugs http://www.forbes.com/sites/jennagoudreau/2012/12/10/xoxoxo-are-hugs-and-kisses-to-coworkers-ever-appropriate/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tic-tac-toe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kike Music from Jukedeck - create your own at http://jukedeck.com.

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  • Originally Aired July 28, 2018
  • Runtime 6 minutes
  • Production Code -BujIlaQtQs
  • Created September 18, 2020 by
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