Puppy-lovey

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Exhibiting or characteristic of puppy love. informal

    "Angie and I exchanged a glance. We were merely reiterating past thoughts along the lines of “How the hell does Dudley get all puppy-lovey for Carmela?”"

Example

More examples

"Angie and I exchanged a glance. We were merely reiterating past thoughts along the lines of “How the hell does Dudley get all puppy-lovey for Carmela?”"

Etymology

From puppy love + -y.

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