KHHV

English

Noun

KHHV (plural KHHVs)

1. (Internet slang, 4chan) Initialism of kissless hugless handholdless virgin.
   • 2019 July 12, Tomé Morrissy-Swan, “My life as a British incel, and how I removed myself from the misogynistic movement”, in The Daily Telegraph‎^[1], London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-03-08:

     And there's James, a 31-year-old British incel from County Down with a history of social anxiety, paranoia and depression. He identifies as KHHV – incel shorthand for a "kiss-less, handhold-less, hug-less virgin".

   • 2019 July 14, Natalie Gil, “Inside The Secret World Of Incels – The Men Who Want To Punish Women”, in Refinery29‎^[2], archived from the original on 20 July 2019:

     We meet James, a "kissless, hugless, handholdless virgin" (or KHHV in incel parlance) from County Down, Northern Ireland, who says he's an incel because his insecurities, anxiety, mental health problems and troubled upbringing stood in the way of his ability to form relationships with women.

   • 2022 June 13, Miles Klee, “The Kissless Hugless Handholdless Virgin”, in MEL Magazine‎^[3], archived from the original on 2023-02-13:

     The dejection can be overwhelming: "i dont want sex i dont ask for anythign [sic] from women i wish that a girl would hug me thats my biggest dream that someone would be in love with a piece of shit like me," a KHHV reported a few weeks ago on an incel forum.

Related terms

• KHV

 

References

• “KHHV”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.