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A hug is form of physical intimacy that generally involves closing or holding the arms around another person or group of persons. The hug is probably the most common human sign of love and affection, along with kissing.[1] A hug is also exchanged as a sign of support and comfort. A hug is the exchange of warmth, usually arising out of joy or happiness at meeting someone. It is practiced in almost all nations, countries, religions and sects and can also be shared between members of the same gender quite normally. Children may hug their parents at bedtime. Many people hug on holidays, such as Mother's Day, or Christmas.

Hugging can be traced to many thousands of years ago. Brief in most cases, it is used to show many levels of affection. It is not particular to human beings alone, as there are many species of animals that engage in similar exchanges of warmth.

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Hug is a surname, and may refer to:
  • Alfons Hug
  • Andy Hug
  • Gary Hug
  • Hug I of Empúries
  • Johann Leonhard Hug
  • John Hug
  • Reto Hug
  • Werner Hug

See also

  • Hug, embrace
  • Hugh
  • Hugo

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Physical intimacy is informal proximity and/or touching. It can be enjoyed by itself and/or be an expression of feelings (such as close friendship, love, and/or sexual attraction) which people have for one another.
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An arm is an upper limb of the body.

Arm (or arms) may also refer to:
  • Armaments, weapons; as in Small arms, Right to bear arms
  • Eta Capricorni, a star, traditional name "Arm"

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Love is an intense feeling of affection related to a sense of strong loyalty or profound oneness.[] The meaning of love varies relative to context.
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Affection is defined by the Random House Dictionary as "disposition or state of mind or body." [1] It has given rise to a number of branches of meaning concerning: emotion (popularly: love, devotion etc); disease; influence; state of being (philosophy) [2] ; and
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kiss (from Old English cyssan "to kiss," in turn from coss "a kiss.") is the touching with the lips. The scientific name for kissing is .

Origins

Anthropologists have not reached a consensus as to whether kissing is a learned or an instinctive behavior.
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Joy is an emotion of great happiness.

Joy may also refer to:

Joy as a surname

  • Alfred Harrison Joy American astronomer (d. 1973)
  • Bernard Joy, English footballer (d.

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bear hug (also known as a bodylock) is a grappling term for a clinch hold and stand-up grappling position where the arms are wrapped around the opponent, either around the opponent's chest, midsection, or thighs; sometimes with one or both of the opponents arms pinned to the
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Hugs and Kisses is a term for a sequence of the letters X and O, e.g. XOXO, typically used to express affection or good friendship at the end of a written letter or email.
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The Free Hugs Campaign is an Internet-spread phenomenon that appears to have begun in June, 2004,[1] and was widely publicized in 2006 by a music video on YouTube. The phenomenon involves individuals who offer hugs to strangers in public settings.
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kiss (from Old English cyssan "to kiss," in turn from coss "a kiss.") is the touching with the lips. The scientific name for kissing is .

Origins

Anthropologists have not reached a consensus as to whether kissing is a learned or an instinctive behavior.
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Glomping is a form of greeting used mainly among Otakus. A typical "glomp" involves bear hugging someone, tackling them, and latching on tightly, though not enough to intentionally hurt the recipient.
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Physical intimacy is informal proximity and/or touching. It can be enjoyed by itself and/or be an expression of feelings (such as close friendship, love, and/or sexual attraction) which people have for one another.
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