hug-me-tight

[ huhg-mee-tahyt ]

noun

1. a woman's short, warm, close-fitting jacket, usually knitted or crocheted and often sleeveless.

hug-me-tight

noun

1. a woman's knitted jacket

Word History and Origins

Origin of hug-me-tight¹

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

Example Sentences

The fade-out scene, the one that had Dad actually wringing out his handkerchief, showed the old woman, shivering in a worn and inadequate hug-me-tight, limping slowly up the hill to the poor house.

From Literature

To-day when I was sitting up to eat breakfast, with my hair braided in two tails and a pink and white hug-me-tight over my nightie, Dinky-Dunk came in and sat by the bed.

From Project Gutenberg

I seed 'em takin' a ride in his new hug-me-tight buggy yesterday.

From Project Gutenberg

"But calm yourself, sir; a hug-me-tight is merely a kind of sweater built on the lines of a vest."

From Project Gutenberg