hugaholic

English

Etymology

From hug +‎ -aholic.

Noun

hugaholic (plural hugaholics)

  1. (informal, humorous, rare) One who loves giving or receiving hugs.
    • 1989 March, Vegetarian Times, number 139, page 87:
      ENCHANTING, RAINBOW-CHEERING, SWF, 37, raspberry-addicted, rural, hugaholic seeks position as soulmate, wife, stay-at-home Munchkin-rearer.
    • 1993, Jimmie Shreve, Square Peg in a Round Hole: Coping with Learning Differences at Home, in School and at Work, Square Peg Enterprises, →ISBN, page 32:
      You might even call me a "hugaholic. " I need my daily hugs.
    • 2001, Fritz Klein, Tom Schwartz, editors, Bisexual and Gay Husbands: Their Stories, Their Words, Harrington Park Press, →ISBN, page 160:
      As for hugging, I'm a shameless hugaholic. Thankfully, I'm acquainted with a large number of other hugaholics, male and female.
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