Date: 2020-02-04 07:11 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] spikethemuffin
I wondered briefly if it's a USAian vs. British thing, but the article below cites the OED as saying "x" is "kiss."

https://mashable.com/2015/02/11/kiss-symbol-x/

Date: 2020-02-04 07:48 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] thewayne

Now THAT is a possibility, and I hadn't considered that.  There is sort of a sibilant resonance between X and kiss when you say them out loud

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