hugaholic

hugaholic

English

Etymology

hug +‎ -aholic

Noun

hugaholic (plural hugaholics)

1. (informal, humorous, rare) One who loves giving or receiving hugs.
   • 1989, Vegetarian Times, Issue 139, March 1989, page 87:

     ENCHANTING, RAINBOW-CHEERING, SWF, 37, raspberry-addicted, rural, hugaholic seeks position as soulmate, wife, stay-at-home Munchkin-rearer.

   • 1993, Jimmie Shreve, Square Peg in a Round Hole: Coping with Learning Differences at Home, in School and at Work, Square Peg Enterprises (1993), →ISBN, page 32:

     You might even call me a "hugaholic. " I need my daily hugs.

   • 2001, Bisexual and Gay Husbands: Their Stories, Their Words (eds. Fritz Klein & Tom Schwartz), Harrington Park Press (2001), →ISBN, page 160:

     As for hugging, I'm a shameless hugaholic. Thankfully, I'm acquainted with a large number of other hugaholics, male and female.