Glomp
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Glomp is 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.
A glomp is also often compared to "A kind of tackle huggie" where the person will randomly run up to and tightly hug the victim of the glomp. It is common to surprise a very close friend with a glomp, but one should never randomly glomp a stranger or someone they are not extremely close to.
People often make up their own variations such as "Running Tackle Glomp" or "hugglomp". Glomping is often prevalent at anime conventions.
Though much disputed, it is commonly believed that the term "glomp" originated in Ranma fandom. While never mentioned in the series itself, it is commonly used by fans to describe the way in which the character Shampoo commonly attached herself to the main character, Ranma.
The word "glomp" comes from the sound created by such a hug, in that running up to the "glompee" is usually involved. Sometimes glomps can be "jump-hugs," or "tackle-hugs," and sometimes the person being glomped can be set off balance or even toppled over.
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Types of Glomps
- Normal Glomp
- Uber Glomp
- Tackle Glomp
- Running Glomp
- Etc.
Glomps are often linked with actions of great force or affection, and are common to mix and match with each other to personalize each "Glomp" as a person sees fit.
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 averse to physical contact with strangers, or have a costume that, especially if they are unprepared, may be damaged.
On the other hand, IRC glomps may be performed at any point where appropriate without fear of consequence. In some rare instances, this is not tolerated, but is often forgiven in this case.
Often hugs are preferred to these "surprise attacks".
Examples
Offline
"Hey! Tape this to your butt. I'm going to go on the other side of the room and glomp you."
"What the heck is this? A tail? Why do you always act so weird when the power's out, and what the hell is glo-OOF!"
"I glomped Alissa earlier. She fell flat on her back when I did."
"Oooo, someone cosplaying as InuYasha! Hold my stuff, I gotta go glomp him."
"Wow, thank you so much for the surprise party!" (glomps)
IRC / Instant message
IRC user: Hello, I'm back
Other user: *glomp*