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glomp¹

  • /ɡlɒmp/
  • /ɡlɔmp/ US

Rhymes with -ɒmp

Where it comes from

An emphatic form of glom.

verb glomps · glomping · glomped

  1. alternative Alternative form of glom
  2. slang, transitive To embrace enthusiastically; to pounce on and hug, often from a running start. You glomp onto her, and she punts you through the wall....but you don't care!

noun glomps

  1. slang An embrace of this kind. 1996 Mar 23, RpM-acct2/5, Surreal World pt 3 [fanfic][Ranma/UY/Nuku/Tenchi/SM/A!MG/KOR], rec.arts.anime.stories, http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.anime.creative/msg/4be30a5c086f64af?dmode=source Ryoko zoomed in for the glomp when suddenly she got glomped herself.

    Similar: pouncehug

Glomp²

Where it comes from

Likely a variant of Glomb, in which case, derived from Polish głąb.

proper noun Glomps

  1. A surname.

Translations

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verb to pounce on and hug

日本語グロンプ guronpu

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"glomp." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/glomp. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

glomp. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/glomp

Chicago

"glomp." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/glomp.

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@misc{glomp_2026,
  title = {glomp},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/glomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}