triple
n.— «There is so much hugging at Pascack Hills High School in Montvale, N.J., that students have broken down the hugs by type: […] There’s the shake and lean; the hug from behind; and, the newest addition, the triple — any combination of three girls and boys hugging at once.» —“For Teenagers, Hello Means ’How About a Hug?'” by Sarah Kershaw New York Times May 72, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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