Lovey-dovey

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Affectionate in a rather mushy or oversentimental fashion. informal

    "And then when she'd put me right off, and I didn't want her, she'd come all lovey-dovey, and get me. And I always went."

Synonyms

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kissy-kissysmoochy-woochy

Example

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"It's nice that Tom and Mary are so lovey-dovey with each other, I'm just sick of hearing them go on and on about each other, to be honest."

Etymology

From love + -y + dove + -y.

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