# hugs and kisses

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/hugs-and-kisses
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

An informal way to end a letter, email etc. to a loved one.

## Examples

- 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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