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English
Etymology
love + -y + dove + -y
Adjective
lovey-dovey (comparative more lovey-dovey, superlative most lovey-dovey)
- (informal) Affectionate in a rather mushy or oversentimental fashion.
1928, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, chapter 14, in Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Tipografia Giuntina,
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11 November 2020:
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.
1979, “Life During Wartime”, in Fear of Music, performed by Talking Heads:This ain't no fooling around / No time for dancing, or lovey dovey / I ain't got time for that now
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