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

awww factor

A measure of warm fuzzy reactions (as to a person, product or event)

We've got to raise the awww factor for this human-interest article in the newspaper.

by Ingeborg S. Nordén January 28, 2007

{{{}}}

A cyberhug symbol, usually containing the name of some person receiving the hug. May also be constructed with parentheses instead of braces ((()))

{{{Ingeborg}}} = someone in the chatroom or IM conversation just "hugged" Ingeborg.

by Ingeborg S. Nordén August 25, 2004

Let's just cuddle

A woman's suggestion to her partner, that she should cuddle someone nonsexually (usually in place of more erotic action). Unfortunately, this suggestion is usually rejected, willfully misinterpreted, or completely ignored.

My ex called me a frigid teaser every time I said "Let's just cuddle."

by Ingeborg S. Nordén December 13, 2008

coziness

A sense of contentment, comfort, and warmth.

A mug of cocoa, a romance novel, and my favorite blanket: that's my idea of coziness on a lonely day at home.

I envy cats sometimes; they seem able to curl up and find coziness almost anywhere.

by Ingeborg S. Nordén May 23, 2006

cuddlebuddy

A very close friend who enjoys cuddling, but does not have a sexual relationship with the person he likes. (See Huggy Buddies.)

1. Mark and I aren't lovers--just cuddlebuddies.
2. Jo Ann wished she had a real cuddlebuddy who could sleep over sometimes; keeping a teddy bear in bed embarrassed her.

by Ingeborg S. Nordén May 23, 2006