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for the love of

for the love of preposition: used to form interjections expressing exasperation.

Preposition

for the love of

  1. (idiomatic) Used to form interjections expressing exasperation.

Questions about for the love of

What does for the love of mean?
For the love of means used to form interjections expressing exasperation.
What part of speech is for the love of?
For the love of is a preposition.

Words near for the love of in the dictionary

  1. for the lolz
  2. for the long haul
  3. for the longest time
  4. for the lose
  5. for the loss
  6. for the love of
  7. for the love of all that is good
  8. for the love of all that is holy
  9. for the love of Betsy
  10. for the love of Christ
  11. for the love of fuck

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