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love game

noun

, Tennis.
  1. a game in which one's opponent fails to win a point.


love game

noun

  1. tennis a game in which the loser has a score of zero


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Word History and Origins

Origin of love game1

First recorded in 1825–35

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Example Sentences

We had a great fight for the thirteenth, which I fortunately won, and finished the match with a love game.

The first game had been a love game, meaning that Disbrow had won all the points.

And that's why the captain has the inside edge on the love game.

“Love Game,” “Slam,” or “Double,”—where the score is five to nothing.

Drain it not to-night, lest I win a love-game, though we do not play for love!'

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