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loveydovey
love·y-dove·y
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ˈlʌv
iˈdʌv
i
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luhv
-ee-
duhv
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adjective
Informal.
amorously affectionate:
a lovey-dovey couple.
Origin:
1810–20;
orig. affectionate term of address; see
love
,
dove
1
,
-ey
2
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lovey-dovey
—
adj
making an excessive or ostentatious display of affection
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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