luv
Americannoun
abbreviation
Example Sentences
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So I teech them to clap gud and they look at me with luv.
From The Guardian • Oct. 21, 2017
He gave her a generous slab — worth considerably more than she’d tendered — and pronounced, “There you go, luv, that’ll be your Christmas treat!”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2016
I'm fond, too, of Lord luv a duck, whose delightful obscurity has defeated even Michael Quinion's excellent World Wide Words blog but is a splendidly satisfying thing to say.
From BBC • Oct. 26, 2013
How is the poor luv fairing after being dragged up Rodeo Drive and down 57th Street?
From Slate • Nov. 29, 2012
Her letters always ended the same way: Miss U, luv U, wouldn’t want 2 B U!
From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead
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