lovey-dovey
lovey-dovey adjective: affectionate in a rather mushy or oversentimental fashion.
Adjective
lovey-dovey (comparative more lovey-dovey, superlative most lovey-dovey)
- Affectionate in a rather mushy or oversentimental fashion.
- And then when she'd put me right off, and I didn't want her, she'd come all lovey-dovey, and get me. And I always went.1928, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, chapter 14, in Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Gutenberg edition, [Florence, Italy]: [ […] Tipografia Giuntina, […]], →OCLC; republished as Lady Chatterley’s Lover (eBook...
- This ain't no fooling around / No time for dancing, or lovey dovey / I ain't got time for that now1979, “Life During Wartime”, in Fear of Music, performed by Talking Heads
- Synonyms:
- kissy-kissy
Synonyms of lovey-dovey
Forms of lovey-dovey
| comparative | more lovey-dovey |
|---|---|
| superlative | most lovey-dovey |
Origin of lovey-dovey
From love + -y + dove + -y.
Questions about lovey-dovey
- What does lovey-dovey mean?
- Lovey-dovey means affectionate in a rather mushy or oversentimental fashion.
- What part of speech is lovey-dovey?
- Lovey-dovey is an adjective.
Words near lovey-dovey in the dictionary
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