lovey-dovey

[ luhv-ee-duhv-ee ]

/ ˈlʌv iˈdʌv i /

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adjective Informal.

amorously affectionate: a lovey-dovey couple.

Nearby words

lovers' lane, loves park, lovesick, lovesome, lovey, lovey-dovey, loving, loving cup, loving-kindness, lovingest, low

Origin of lovey-dovey

1810–20; orig. affectionate term of address; see love, dove¹, -ey²

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Examples from the Web for lovey-dovey

Now the lovey-dovey Obamas are driving couples everywhere insane.
How Bad Parenting Became Cool|Margaret Carlson|June 19, 2009|DAILY BEAST
If she takes him back, all this could be forgotten as soon as their lovey-dovey hit duet drops.
Their Awful Night|Touré|February 9, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Only, when that hired man of yours shows his preference for one of you, the lovey-dovey business will crack!
Under the Law|Edwina Stanton Babcock
I am so sick of this lovey-dovey business, that I would really enjoy a good beating.
Ainslee's magazine, Volume 16, No. 2, September, 1905|Various

It would be much more useful than all this lovey-dovey stuff.
Changing Winds|St. John G. Ervine

British Dictionary definitions for lovey-dovey

lovey-dovey

adjective

making an excessive or ostentatious display of affection

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