lovey-dovey
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"Co-hosting these global sporting events is not necessarily a recipe for a lovey-dovey relationship between the co-hosts," says Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff, an author and clinical assistant professor of global sport at New York University.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
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
“There was no cuddling or lovey-dovey stuff happening, even between Mom and Dad,” she wrote in her memoir.
From Washington Post • Feb. 15, 2023
In November 2021, Pratt shared a photo of Schwarzenegger beaming at him and penned a lovey-dovey caption praising her for everything she’s “given” him — including their “healthy” newborn daughter, Lyla.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2022
I ask, not really sure I want to hear all the lovey-dovey stuff Kelsey is writing to Joe.
From "The Misfits" by James Howe
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