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huggy

British  
/ ˈhʌɡɪ /

adjective

  1. informal sensitive and caring

    a soft, lovely, huggy person

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The smiley, huggy Vrabel is the sports dad we all wanted, and North Carolinian Maye actually has some of that early-Brady stardust.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026

It was then he alleged that the actor came towards him in a "huggy motion".

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2023

An apologetic Roman proposes they "do the huggy thing."

From Salon ● May 1, 2023

“Shanee’s the more dominant one. Tani’s more the lovey, huggy one.”

From New York Times ● Jun. 26, 2020

But Abby’s a huggy person, and I sort of am, too, so that’s been nice.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli

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