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A term often used by anime fans, most often used on IRC. Usually used as a verb to 'glomp' someone is usually to latch on to or hug a person quite tightly, in the style a real child might hug a much taller adult's leg tightly. Thus the hug is merely affectionate, never sexual, no matter how tight the hug is.
People often make up their own variations such as "Running Tackle Glomp" or "hugglomp". Glomping is often prevalent at anime conventions.
Types of Glomps
- Running Tackle Glomp
- Flying Tackle Glomp
- Glomp of Doom
- Running Tackle Glomp of Doom
- Ninja Glomp
- Any combination of the above.
Etiquette
The general consensus among cosplayers is that one should ask before glomping. This is especially true in the case of surprising the "victim" as a person may be adverse to physical contact with strangers, or have a costume that, especially if they are unprepared, may be damaged.
Often hugs are preferred to these "surprise attacks".
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