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luvvie

/ˈlʌvi/

luvvie is the alternative spelling of luvvy.

Meaning of luvvy

Noun

luvvy (plural luvvies)

  1. (informal) An affectionate term of address.
    • Don't cry luvvy, everything will be OK.
  2. (UK, derogatory, humorous, sometimes) An actor or actress, especially a narcissistic and pretentious one.
    • The other reason, of course, is that the council are New Labour; a bunch of up-themselves show-offs who'd rather hang about with luvvies than deal with the problems of real people. That's why Princess Toni has spent and is spending obscene billions of public money on the dome, while the railways...2002 January 19, Julie Burchill, “Falling flat on their arts”, in The Guardian

Forms of luvvie

pluralluvvies

Words formed from luvvie

Words that rhyme with luvvie

Questions about luvvie

What is luvvie the alternative spelling of?
Luvvie is the alternative spelling of luvvy.
How do you pronounce luvvie?
Luvvie is pronounced /ˈlʌvi/.

Words near luvvie in the dictionary

  1. luvisols
  2. luvs
  3. luvvaduck
  4. luvved
  5. luvverly
  6. luvvie
  7. luvviedom
  8. luvvies
  9. luvviness
  10. luvving
  11. luvvy

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