huggy

/ˈhʌɡi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

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Meaning

adj

Informal

"Gordy, who looks sort of like a bear cub, only not cute, is a very huggy person."
"I wasn't typically a huggy person, but I knew better than to argue with anyone in Bones's genetic line."
"Sonia is an affectionate but not very huggy woman."

Etymology tree English hug Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English huggy From hug + -y.

huggier (comparative) huggiest (superlative) huggie (alternative)

huggily hugginess

touchy-feely

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Questions

How do you pronounce huggy?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhʌɡi/.

What does huggy mean?

Tending to hug; affectionate in a physical way.

Where does huggy come from?

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