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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by Synecdoche@feddit.de to c/technology@beehaw.org
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[โ€“] andrai@feddit.de 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, you are right. Guess we used it wrong in school.

[โ€“] vashti@feddit.uk 7 points 11 months ago

You're interpreting a much older shorthand with online emoticon rules. XO is a closed-eye open-mouth emoticon, but XOXO has been "hugs and kisses" for long enough to have been used when people wrote letters by hand.