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love bomb

love bomb noun: an attempt to influence a person by lavish demonstrations of attention and affection. Also the alternative form of love-bomb.

Noun

love bomb (plural love bombs)

  1. An attempt to influence a person by lavish demonstrations of attention and affection.
    • Be careful not to drop love bombs, and try not to get wrapped up in someone else's bombing.2023, Dawn Dais, The Sh!t No One Tells You About Divorce: A Guide to Breaking Up, Falling Apart, and Putting Yourself Back Together, Hachette, →ISBN

Also used as

love bomb is also the alternative form of love-bomb.

Forms of love bomb

Noun
plurallove bombs
alternative formlovebomb
alternative formlove-bomb
Verb
third-person singular presentlove bombs
present participlelove bombing
past participlelove bombed
pastlove bombed

Questions about love bomb

What does love bomb mean?
Love bomb means an attempt to influence a person by lavish demonstrations of attention and affection.
What part of speech is love bomb?
Love bomb is a noun.
What is the plural of love bomb?
The plural of love bomb is love bombs.

Words near love bomb in the dictionary

  1. love bird
  2. love birds
  3. love bite
  4. love bites
  5. love boat
  6. love bomb
  7. love bombed
  8. love bomber
  9. love bombers
  10. love bombing
  11. love bombs

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