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While aggressive hugs are nothing new (in [[Real Life]] or in media) the use of the term "Glomp" to describe them appears to have stemmed from its use as a sound effect in early manga translations by [[Viz Media]]. (One folk etymology asserts that it stands for ''"Grab, Latch On, Maintain Pressure"'' but that is a backronym applied to the word after it became popular.) The word itself appears to be a mutation of the established English word "glom" which means "to grab; to latch on" (as found in the words "agglomeration" and "conglomerate") with a final "p" sound added to give it more of a sense of definite action. Can function as an onomatopoeia.

** Fred loves doing this to Gene. Really loves it.

* In ''[[Tales of Symphonia]]'''s OVA, the second episode starts with [[Victorious Childhood Friend|Colette]] glomping [[The Hero|Lloyd Irving]]. It is to be noted that he runs towards her, and just before the glomp takes place, he moves himself to hug her.

** On various occasions Saito was also glomped by Kirche, Siesta, Tiffania, Scarron, and Marto, the school's head [[Even the Guys Want Him|male cook]].

* [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|Enacted under similar circumstances]] in the second season of ''[[Shakugan no Shana]]'' by [[Expy|expies]] Shana and Yuji: once to intercept Yuji's fall following his possession at high altitude by Johann, and again in the final episode when she finds him after singlehandedly [[Storming the Castle|storming]] [[The Very Definitely Final Dungeon]] in order to do so before he fades from existence.

* In ''[[Claymore]]'', [[Cute Shotaro Boy|Raki]] does this fairly regular to the [[Kuudere]], Clare

** In its [[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle|crossover series,]] Sakura is introduced as a character by glomping Syaoran.

* In the third episode of ''[[Kannagi]]'' [[Magical Girlfriend|Nagi]] attempts to do this to [[Unlucky Everydude|Jin]]... [[Averted Trope|And he sidesteps it, causing Nagi to skid face-first across the ground]].

* ''[[The Idolmaster (anime)|THE iDOLM@STER]]'' - Makoto is on the receiving end of several sequential glomps on the Idol Agency Sports Meet, after she won the relay race, despite getting the batton in second-to-last place.

* In ''[[Kyo Kara Maoh!|Kyo Kara Maoh]]'' episode 96 Sara does this to Yuuri.

* In ''[[Fushigi Yuugi]]'', Miaka does this to Yui at the top of the stairs in the manga. Resulting in a conspicuous [[Panty Shot]] of Yui, and a teacher telling them to have some modesty.

* Aoki from ''Kodomo no Jikan'' is a frequent target of this by Rin.

* In ''[[All Fall Down]]'', Grace tackles Sophie with one of these after seeing her for the first time in months.

 

* Haruhi and Tsuruya glomp the already-hugging Nagato and Mikuru in ''[[Kyon: Big Damn Hero]]'', {{spoiler|whilst Kyon is in a hospital recovering from being shot.}}

 

== [[Film]] ==

* One of the most heartwarming scenes in ''[[Across the Universe (film)|Across the Universe]]'' is towards the end, when Jude returns to the US legally. Max meets him at the airport and they share a massive man-hug.

* Esmeralda does to Quasimodo at the end of ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'' just right after [[Big Bad|Frollo]] falls to his doom, and Quasimodo is rescued by Phoebus.

 

== [[Literature]] ==

** Neville gets glomped by every Gryffindor that can reach him when his house points win them the cup at the end of the first book.

 

* Chiana did this to John in an episode of ''[[Farscape]]''; for effect, the camera tilted as she did so. She's more than a little insane at that point in the series.

* On ''[[The Office]]'' (USA), Michael glomps Jim after learning that Jim and Pam are engaged.

* In ''[[Glee]]'', when Blaine transfers to McKinley, he gets glomped by Kurt for his trouble. Of course, since they're madly in love it's definitely the second, bowled-over-with-affection kind of glomp.

* Done by Arya to Jon in the second episode of ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' after he gives her a sword. This is done to demonstrate that of all the Stark siblings she had the closest relationship with Jon, despite only a brief few seconds onscreen together the previous episode, a plot point that the show was unable to go into for reasons to time.

 

== [[Video Games]] ==

* Hilariously, [[Kirby]] gets a good glomp in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]] Brawl'' thanks to King Dedede spearing him from behind, affectionately patting him on the head, then dragging him off. Kirby looks utterly confused the entire time, even as he leaves a tiny skidmark from Dedede hauling him off.

* [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] gets glomped by Amy. Or at least he would be if Amy wasn't color blind. She can't seem to tell the difference between blue Sonic, black and red Shadow, and white colored Silver.

** She successfully glomps him in ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]''... while he's in Werehog form. The one time she actually gets him, she thinks she has the wrong guy almost immediately afterward.

* "[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|GORON HUG!]]" Link responds to this like any rational person would—by screaming and fleeing in terror.

* ''[[Final Fantasy IX]]''. Garnet/Dagger glomps Zidane in the final scene of the game, when she learns that he's still alive.

* In the [[Disgaea]] Drama CD, [[Disgaea: Hour of Darkness/Characters|Flonne]] practices to a recital, but when it is time no one shows up. She is driven to tears, but sings her heart out even without an audience. When she is done someone starts to clap, turns out [[Disgaea: Hour of Darkness/Characters|Laharl and Etna]] came after all. This touches her so greatly, that she starts to cry tears of joy and glomp Laharl as hard as she can.

 

== [[Web Comics]] ==

* In ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'', The Glomp is usually a good thing, with the Glompee being, at worst, neutral. For a long time, "* GLOMP* " actually became a word for greeting new members on the forums. [[Memetic Mutation|Among other things]].

** And while the word isn't used in the strip to describe it, [http://egscomics.com/?date=2002-03-29 this definitely qualifies]. [http://egscomics.com/?date=2002-10-24 This one] comes with a bonus [[Brick Joke]], but without a [[Calvin and Hobbes|stuffed tiger]]).

** [http://egscomics.com/?date=2008-05-19 A surprise tackle-glomp.] Grace is definitely [[Cuddle Bug|one for glompage]].

** [http://egscomics.com/?date=2008-06-18 Catalina Bobcat Glomps Tedd].

** [http://egscomics.com/?date=2011-09-22 Grace glomps] Ellen ''and'' Tedd.

* From ''[[Order of the Stick]]'': [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0393.html BULL RUSH TACKLE HUG!]

** [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0131.html After] 637 [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0768.html strips], [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|Haley finally gets the chance to Glomp her father]].

** [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0665.html Celia glomps Roy] after {{spoiler|he's brought back from the dead.}} (Warning: link is spoilerrific.)

** Not to overlook how Riff appears to be a glomp-magnet for Zoe's little sister Min...

* ''[[Girl Genius]]''. [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20070131 Glomp, 4th panel.]

*** And then Dora. [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1619 We think she may have Cuddle Rabies]

* After his return from the Plane Of Suck, ''[[Looking for Group]]'''s (''undead omnicidal warlock'') Richard is glomped by [[The Hero|Cale]].

* Yuki does it to Zii in ''[[Ménage à 3]]''. And Yuki does it to Gary.

* In ''[[Candi]]'', Jess insists that the easily-affectionate title character hug her so that Jess can get over her instinctually violent response to physical contact. When Candi refuses out of fear, Jess chases her through the house and finally delivers a flying-tackle glomp. Candi then hugs her back, thinking "Amateur."

* Rather impressive one in [http://megatokyo.com/strip/1249 this strip] of ''[[Megatokyo]]''.

* [[Genki Girl|Keira]] from ''[[Bardsworth]]'' does this a lot.

* A normal glomp may be bad enough, now just imagine what it must be like for the glompee when the glomper has [http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2010/03/29/03292010/ six arms and super strength] as in this example from the Krakow Studio comic ''[[Spinnerette]]''.

* In ''[[Overlord Academy]]'', Nova tackelhugs Thae with so much force that she [http://overlordacademy.comicgenesis.com/d/20100318.html knocks her] [http://overlordacademy.comicgenesis.com/d/20100401.html to the ground].

* Blinky the world's loviest pillbug from the ''[[Insecticomics]]'' is fond of doing this, often accompanied with a delighted "SQUEEEEEEEE!"

* [[Eerie Cuties|Mr. Wolfhart's]] reaction when [[It Makes Sense in Context|Ace goes to school as a boy,]] [[Gender Bender|but comes home as a girl...]]

{{quote|'''Mr. Wolfhart:''' ''(glomps Ace)'' I've always wanted a daughter!}}

* In the 2012 Valentine's Day [[Google Doodle]], this is how the boy knows the girl likes him.

* [[The Nostalgia Chick]], mourning the death of Dark!Nella, is surprised to find the {{spoiler|non-clone}}Nella come running out of the ocean and deliver a sopping wet Glomp.

 

== [[Western Animation]] ==

** Zuko gets a [[Luminescent Blush]] when Toph does this to him in the [[Grand Finale]]. You'd think he'd be used to getting that from girls by now...

** [[Cloudcuckoolander|Ty Lee]] makes a habit of this, and of course [[Kuudere|Mai]] is her most common target.

** This is marvelously parodied in season three. By this time Enzo has grown up into a huge muscle-bound man and is attacked in this way by another child. At first you think he is about to receive a taste of his own medicine, only for the boy to bounce harmlessly off of his enormous chest.

** And then again later in the same season. After {{spoiler|realizing his search is over and he's finally found Bob, he rushes forward as if to tackle him like old times. Bob ''very'' quickly stops him, saying, "I think you're a little too big for that."}}

* Pepe Le Pew frequently does this in ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' shorts, particularly to cats who have accidentally acquired a white paint stripe down their backs.

** Same for [[Tiny Toon Adventures|Fifi La Fume]] when pursuing TT characters such as Furball, Calamity Coyote and Little Beeper.

* Bloo does this to Mac in the opening of ''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends]]''.

** "Marge in Chains": In one of the conjugal visit trailers, Marge aggressively glomps Homer for sex, which then turns over the trailer.

{{quote|'''Homer''': Honey, I don't know what you're feeling, right now. So I don't want to push anything. We can just hold hands or sit and talk...

* Fluttershy from ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'' glomps Pinkie Pie in the episode "Over a Barrel" when she returns from the Buffalo Camp.

** Spike also glomps Fluttershy in "Feeling Pinkie Keen" when he finds out she hasn't exploded twice.

 

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