On Fri, Jan 30, 2004 at 01:07:38AM +0900, Hitoshi Doi wrote:
> Michael wrote:
> |
> | > BTW, one question: I suspect that "xo" means "kiss" but why? That is,
> | > what is the origin of this xo meaning?
> | 
> | The origin of "xo" is that "x" indicates a hug (arms crossed behind 
someone's
 
> | back) and the "o" is the puckered lips... So "xoxoxo" really means "hugs 
and 
 
> | kisses"...
> 
> Yes.  I think they got it backwards, as the lyrics
> have xxx as "kiss kiss kiss" and ooo as "hug hug hug".

It was my understanding that the O was the hug (the arms wrapped around
somebody) and that the X is pickered lips, for the kiss.

 - awh