I was under the impression that it was a new word, being GLOMPED, created by Anime Fans to express or to do something. Hence the phrase 'To Glomp' someone, but it turns out that a little research it's actually a very old word.
The original word was GLOM.
To glom on to someone - In Jack London's novels, the word "glom" means "to steal" in the sense of grabbing something and running away with it. The Scottish original, pronounced the same but spelled GLAM, means "to bolt down a bit of food." Both uses are a touch different from the 1960's slang phrase "glom on to someone (or something)," which means to attach oneself to that poor person or thing in an obsessive, pesky way.
I guess all old words come back around to be used by a new generation for their own slang. But you got to love the idea that glomping is an obsessive and pesky way of touching someone else.
C.
The original word was GLOM.
To glom on to someone - In Jack London's novels, the word "glom" means "to steal" in the sense of grabbing something and running away with it. The Scottish original, pronounced the same but spelled GLAM, means "to bolt down a bit of food." Both uses are a touch different from the 1960's slang phrase "glom on to someone (or something)," which means to attach oneself to that poor person or thing in an obsessive, pesky way.
I guess all old words come back around to be used by a new generation for their own slang. But you got to love the idea that glomping is an obsessive and pesky way of touching someone else.
C.