About 5 results
Open links in new tab
  1. etymology - What is the origin of "xox"? - English Language

    Aug 22, 2010 · My first guess was that it's some sort of an onomatopoeic abbreviation, but Wikipedia points out that there's also an XOX, where the O means a hug. Apparently, you can …

  2. meaning - XOXO means "hugs and kisses" but why? - English …

    Apr 11, 2011 · What's the reasoning behind abbreviating hugs and kisses as X's and O's? Some say X is for hugs and O is for kisses, and some say the other way around; but why X and O, …

  3. letter writing - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Oct 11, 2014 · BR is often used for ‘best regards’, and xox(o) for ‘hugs and kisses’, etc. Apart from that, you can simply use ‘Best’, which is only four letters and thus hardly worth abbreviating.

  4. "More so" or moreso? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Dec 2, 2014 · Moreso and more so are both correct, but in different contexts. Example: Anna's performance was good, but Emma's more so.

  5. "Centered on" or "centered around" - English Language & Usage …

    XOX, the Xs could certainly be said to be centered around the O; in the middle, not skewed to one side or the other. The sun in the solar system is a good example. Unfortunately, Microsoft …