love bomb
noun
a gushy display of affection, often for the purpose of manipulation.
love bombs
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pluralof love bomb.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Indeed, her father – played by the veteran actor Oh Kwang-rok – essentially love bombs her from the get-go.
From Salon ● Dec. 10, 2022
A voice on the radio will direct you around your objectives, until you’re finally tossing love bombs at a puzzle boss riding a grizzly bear on top of a hate-fueled rocket.
From The Verge ● Feb. 5, 2015
Larkin25 is a determinedly jolly, unironic affair, and the poet it love bombs so enthusiastically would have hated it.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 26, 2010
