hearts-and-flowers
noun plural but singular or plural in construction
: show of sentiment or sentimentality : cloying expressions of endearment
cut out the hearts-and-flowers
Maritta Wolff
Maritta WolffI can't stand hearts-and-flowers stuff Mary Miller
Mary Miller
Word History
First Known Use
1915, in the meaning defined above
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