when a person goes in to hug you, and you don't feel comfortable, so you flail your arms and legs and make the moment more awkward.

2 arms + 2 legs + 2 arms + 2 legs = 8 limbs! Thus the octopus
Jimmy tried to hug me today, so I gave him an awkward octopus!
by awkwardpanda March 2, 2013
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