hug-me-tight

American  

[huhg-mee-tahyt] / ˈhʌg miˌtaɪt /

noun

1. a woman's short, warm, close-fitting jacket, usually knitted or crocheted and often sleeveless.

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hug-me-tight British  

noun

1. a woman's knitted jacket

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Etymology

Origin of hug-me-tight

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

Example Sentences

The fade-out scene, the one that had Dad actually wringing out his handkerchief, showed the old woman, shivering in a worn and inadequate hug-me-tight, limping slowly up the hill to the poor house.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

I seed 'em takin' a ride in his new hug-me-tight buggy yesterday.

From Westerfelt by Harben, Will N. (William Nathaniel)

To-day when I was sitting up to eat breakfast, with my hair braided in two tails and a pink and white hug-me-tight over my nightie, Dinky-Dunk came in and sat by the bed.

From The Prairie Wife by Dunn, Harvey

"But calm yourself, sir; a hug-me-tight is merely a kind of sweater built on the lines of a vest."

From The Rim of the Desert by Anderson, Ada Woodruff