What is the meaning of XO on facebook?

Answer 1

XO in a letter, email or text message usually stands for "hugs and kisses." X is for kiss and O is for hug. The use of x's and o's began in the Middle Ages, when the Christian cross was drawn on a document or letter to extend sincerity, faith and honesty. A kiss was then placed on the cross to display their sworn oath.

Answer 2

The X symbol as originally referring to the Christian cross (and the first letter of the Greek word for Christ, Xristos). This dates back to a mostly pre-literate era when the marking of a cross, or "X," on a document functioned like a signature.

The X became associated with the kiss because signatories used to pucker up and plant one on their X mark, as one would do to a crucifix or bible. Trivia-Library.com cites a hypothesis from The People's Almanac, which theorizes that the X may have also functioned as a sort of early emoticon, representing a "stylized picture of two mouths touching each other."

As for that hug-of-an-O, it's something of a mystery. Hugkiss.com says it's a "North American custom" and cites Leo Rosten's "The Joys of Yiddish" as saying that Jews who were illiterate preferred using an "O" when signing documents to avoid making the cross mark. Others speculate the O represents two arms held in a circle around another person.

HUGS and KISSES GUYS!

Answer 3

x means kiss and o means hug