lovey-dovey

[ luhv-ee-duhv-ee ]

/ ˈlʌv iˈdʌv i /

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adjective Informal.

amorously affectionate: a lovey-dovey couple.

Origin of lovey-dovey

1810–20; originally affectionate term of address; see love, dove¹, -ey²

Words nearby lovey-dovey

Loves Park, Love thy neighbor as thyself, love vine, Love wave, lovey, lovey-dovey, Love your enemies, loving, loving cup, lovingest, loving-kindness

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Example sentences from the Web for lovey-dovey

Now the lovey-dovey Obamas are driving couples everywhere insane.
How Bad Parenting Became Cool|Margaret Carlson|June 19, 2009|DAILY BEAST
If she takes him back, all this could be forgotten as soon as their lovey-dovey hit duet drops.
Their Awful Night|Touré|February 9, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Only, when that hired man of yours shows his preference for one of you, the lovey-dovey business will crack!
Under the Law|Edwina Stanton Babcock
I am so sick of this lovey-dovey business, that I would really enjoy a good beating.
Ainslee's magazine, Volume 16, No. 2, September, 1905|Various

It would be much more useful than all this lovey-dovey stuff.
Changing Winds|St. John G. Ervine

British Dictionary definitions for lovey-dovey

lovey-dovey

adjective

making an excessive or ostentatious display of affection

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单词	lovey-dovey
释义	lovey-dovey [ luhv-ee-duhv-ee ] / ˈlʌv iˈdʌv i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lovey-dovey ON THESAURUS.COM adjective Informal. amorously affectionate: a lovey-dovey couple. Origin of lovey-dovey 1810–20; originally affectionate term of address; see love, dove¹, -ey² Words nearby lovey-dovey Loves Park, Love thy neighbor as thyself, love vine, Love wave, lovey, lovey-dovey, Love your enemies, loving, loving cup, lovingest, loving-kindness Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lovey-dovey Now the lovey-dovey Obamas are driving couples everywhere insane. How Bad Parenting Became Cool\|Margaret Carlson\|June 19, 2009\|DAILY BEAST If she takes him back, all this could be forgotten as soon as their lovey-dovey hit duet drops. Their Awful Night\|Touré\|February 9, 2009\|DAILY BEAST Only, when that hired man of yours shows his preference for one of you, the lovey-dovey business will crack! Under the Law\|Edwina Stanton Babcock I am so sick of this lovey-dovey business, that I would really enjoy a good beating. Ainslee's magazine, Volume 16, No. 2, September, 1905\|Various It would be much more useful than all this lovey-dovey stuff. Changing Winds\|St. John G. Ervine British Dictionary definitions for lovey-dovey lovey-dovey adjective making an excessive or ostentatious display of affection Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to lovey-dovey avid, zealous, impassioned, vehement, intense, keen, fierce, passionate, fervent, mushy, gooey, sloppy, cloying, sappy, maudlin, teary, sugary, sentimental, weepy, wet
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lovey-dovey

adjective Informal.

Origin of lovey-dovey

Words nearby lovey-dovey

Example sentences from the Web for lovey-dovey

British Dictionary definitions for lovey-dovey

adjective

Words related to lovey-dovey