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lovey-dovey

[luhv-ee-duhv-ee] / ˈlʌv iˈdʌv i /


















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I’m a very emotional guy, but I’m not a very lovey-dovey guy.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2024

It began with an offhand remark: “Why aren’t you lovey-dovey anymore?” de Blasio, the former New York City mayor, asked, according to McCray, his wife.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 5, 2023

It's kitchen tech week on "The Julia Child Challenge," a theme that provides a welcome break from the lovey-dovey overload of the cooking competition's first two episodes.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2022

He told Nintendo he would not make "a sweet little lovey-dovey story" but instead try to expand the world's appeal on-screen.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2021

But I don’t carry his letters around because of anything lovey-dovey; there is very little lovey-dovey, anyway.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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