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lovey-dovey

[luhv-ee-duhv-ee] / ˈlʌv iˈdʌv i /


















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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

There's a lovey-dovey aspect here that I'm susceptible to but also slightly leery of .

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2022

Couples are lovey-dovey or simply together, the audience invited to parse their dynamics.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2021

I wasn’t going to be lovey-dovey with everyone on the first day.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 20, 2021

What mythical creature bit my parents and turned them into a lovey-dovey Saturday-night-on-the-sofa kind of couple?

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera




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