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semihug

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English

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Etymology

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From semi- +‎ hug.

Noun

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semihug (plural semihugs)

  1. A partial hug.
    • 2015 September 23, Jonathan Martin, “A Day of Empty Seats and Donald Trump in Full Attack”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      As for policy related to African-American entrepreneurship, Mr. Trump said he wanted to overturn the Dodd-Frank financial law and called one black businessman to the stage, gave him a handshake, leaned in for a semihug and said he wanted the man to be negotiating with the Chinese.
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