hugs and kisses
An informal way to end a letter, email etc. to a loved one.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“She signed the card with hugs and kisses.”
“I wrote a quick note to my daughter at camp and ended it with hugs and kisses.”
“After years of writing formal letters, he felt a strange warmth when he finally added hugs and kisses to the closing of his message.”
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betray with a kiss
To betray someone in a seemingly inconspicuous or innocuous manner.
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blow a kiss
To kiss one's own hand, then blow on it in a direction towards the recipient.
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bunny hug
A style of early 20th-century dance, performed to ragtime music.
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kiss and cry
The publicly viewable enclosure in which figure skaters sit immediately after a performance, while they await and receive the judging results.
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kiss and make up
To settle one's differences and forgive.
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kiss and tell
To betray a confidence by disclosing private information, especially of a sexual nature.
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kiss arse
Alternative form of kiss ass, to curry favour with the powerful by obsequious flattery.
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kiss ass
to flatter or perform favors excessively, especially to receive preferential treatment from a boss or other superior; to behave obsequiously.
Last updated August 10, 2026