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Meaning of lovey-dovey | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

Affectionate in a rather mushy or oversentimental fashion.

informal

Examples

“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.”
“This ain't no fooling around / No time for dancing, or lovey dovey / I ain't got time for that now”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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