Ingeborg S. Nordén's definitions

cyberhug

A virtual hug offered to participants in an IRC or instant messaging conversation. Can be written as *hug*, or by enclosing the recipient's name in multiple sets of braces/parentheses.

Come on, I'm not looking for sex in this chatroom just because I offered you a cyberhug!

by Ingeborg S. Nordén August 25, 2004

cuddle

VERB--

1. To express love or close friendship by hugging softly and gently. 2. To nestle together for warmth (physical, emotional, or both); snuggle.

NOUN--

1. A close, affectionate embrace. 2. An act or instance of nestling together for warmth.

1a. Susan cuddled her new granddaughter.
1b. The kittens cuddled on the blanket.

2a. A good cuddle can sometimes show more love than words do.
2b. After a nine-hour flight, we were looking forward to a long cuddle in bed.

by Ingeborg S. Nordén May 13, 2006

Huggy Buddies

Close platonic friends who enjoy hugging each other as a pleasure in itself, not as a form of foreplay. (See cuddle buddies.)

Roland and I aren't going steady; we've always been nothing but huggy buddies.

by Ingeborg S. Nordén May 15, 2006

cuddle whore

A person (usually a woman) obsessed with cuddling. Sometimes the person herself (or her close friends) will use this term jokingly.

Kate is such a cuddle whore that she asked half our party guests to hug her!

by Ingeborg S. Nordén May 13, 2006

cuddly

1. Evoking a desire to cuddle (compare huggable and snuggly).
2. Fond of cuddling.

1. Is it OK to hold that kitten? It looks so cute and cuddly.

2. My friends think I act too cuddly sometimes.

by Ingeborg S. Nordén September 14, 2008

hugger

A person who enjoys hugging, and who hugs as often as possible.

My mom was never a hugger; no wonder I felt cold and lonely as a kid!

by Ingeborg S. Nordén May 14, 2006

love on

To display affection towards (someone), especially in a dramatic manner.

My boss got mad when Helen leaned over the counter to hug me: "If she wants to buy something, let her...but if she just wants to love on you, save it for quitting time."

by Ingeborg S. Nordén May 23, 2006