How many kinds of hugs can you think of? Depending upon the circumstances, hugs might express strong emotion or perhaps little emotion at all. Either way, they’re a form of so-called haptic communication. Here’re a few of them.
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Bear hug: strong, hearty, and sometimes
uplifting. Has versions in wrestling, social
greeting, political theater, and amongst bears.
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Affectionate hug: available free or for
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| Wrestlers' bear hug |
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| Kitty hug: opposite of bear hug |
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| Pet hug: Most doggies like hugs. |
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Political hug: a way politicians greet one other short of declaring war.
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer still – hug them, in fact.
(Cf. Manticore hug)
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| Manticore hug: not recommended |
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Sports hug: “We’ve been trying to annihilate each other but, hey, good game and its nothing personal, you understand.”
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Group hug: “For we’re such jolly good fellows, and
anyways we’re all drunk.” (In football, also known as the
huddle).
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| Romantic hug: Mwah! |
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Comfort hug: when tragedy strikes, people need
to lean on each other, literally, for support.
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Hollywood romantic hug: “Now that
you’ve seen this, go see our movie.”
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Hollywood mug hug: “Now that
you’ve seen this, go see our movie.”
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| Pound hug (pound shake, one-armed hug, dude hug, homie hug, shug, hetero hug, bro grab, bro hug, thug hug, man hug, hip-hop hug): a hug and a handshake at the same time. “I’d just give you a hug, but you might think I’m gay.” |
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| Con hug: tricking some stranger into hugging you |
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Proto-hug: give ‘em a minute, and
they might be hugging.
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Reluctant hug: “I’d rather have a high colonic
than hug Abbas.”
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| No-hands hug: limited applicability but pretty convincing. |
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