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English
Etymology
A hypothetical singular form of Huggies, an American company that sells disposable diapers; compare pamper (“alternative form of pampers; a diaper, nappy”), derived from the diaper brand Pampers by Procter & Gamble.
Noun
Huggie (plural Huggies)
- (informal, uncommon) A diaper made by the Huggies company.
1994, Carole Achterhof, Life with a Channel Surfer, Bare Bones Books, →ISBN, page 79:"Does anyone have a Huggie?"
If this disposable diaper trend continues, it's also possible that CO's in wartime will no longer be conscientious objectors, but rather cloth objectors.
2009, Rebecca, “Road Trip”, in Jen Peters, Ginger Highland, editor, Mother of the Year: The Adventures and Misadventures of Parenthood, 2 edition, Leisure Arts, →ISBN, page 97:I was on a long road trip with my 3-year-old daughter and newborn twin boys. It was about 2:00 in the morning. […] All of a sudden I realized I had to pee. Badly. There was no way I was pulling into a rest stop at this hour all by myself. […] After a few frantic minutes, I had a brilliant plan. I reached into the twins' diaper bag, pulled out a diaper and thought, "Yes!" slid my pants down, placed not one, but two Huggies® under myself, and aahhhh...sweet relief.
2010, Nicholas Shakespeare, Secrets of the Sea, Random House, →ISBN, page 203:Zac rubbed his red eyes. "She's done a poo."
"It's all right, I'll go," said Merridy, relieved to have an excuse. She put her sun hat back on and went to fetch a Huggie from the supply that she kept handy in the spare bedroom.
2019, Svend Hollensen, Marketing Management, Pearson Education, →ISBN, Increasing CLTV, unnumbered page:There have been some excellent recent examples of firms extending the life of a customer by adapting a marketing strategy. Kimberly-Clark, manufacturer of Huggies disposable nappies, was subject to the limitations imposed by the fact that the 'life' of a Huggie customer (the baby) averaged only 18 months, until the child became toilet-trained. Market research also revealed a considerable degree of guilt among parents.