XOXO

Texting & Internet Slang abbreviation · Texting and Chat

XOXO
Stands forHugs and kisses
CategoriesTexting & Internet Slang

XOXO stands for Hugs and kisses, a texting and chat abbreviation.

Affectionate sign-off representing hugs and kisses, common in cards, letters, social posts and texts. It is warmer and more playful than a plain "love."

Example: Can't wait to see you Saturday at Grandma's for the party, xoxo.

Usage notes

The narrator of the TV series Gossip Girl (2007 to 2012) signed off every episode with "XOXO, Gossip Girl," giving it a glamorous, gossipy edge. Using X for a kiss in letters is a much older convention than O for a hug. Too intimate for professional email.

More texting and chat abbreviations

  • WYA – Where you at?
  • WYD – What you doing?
  • WYM – What you mean?
  • WYWH – Wish you were here
  • XD – Laughing face (emoticon)
  • XO – Hug and kiss
  • Y – Why
  • YKW – You know what
  • YMMV – Your mileage may vary
  • YOLO – You only live once
  • YT – You there?
  • YW – You're welcome

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