🇬🇧 Lovey-dovey meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

Lovey-dovey describes people who are in love and act extremely sweet and romantic around each other, especially when other people can see. They might hug, hold hands, stare into each other’s eyes, and say things like “You’re my cupcake” over and over. It often looks so mushy and sappy that people watching might roll their eyes or giggle.

During the movie, the lovey-dovey characters whispered so many sweet names that I ran out of eye-rolls.

Our cat looked disgusted when my parents got lovey-dovey and kissed right over his food bowl.

My parents got so lovey-dovey at the school concert that my teacher had to close the curtain early.

The vampires were lovey-dovey and kept saying, “You’re my eternal snack—uh, I mean, soulmate.”

When the main characters got lovey-dovey, my little brother hid behind a pillow and yelled, “Gross!”

On the park bench a lovey-dovey couple shared a steaming coffee. The lovey-dovey woman braided the lovey-dovey man's hair; he kissed her hand. Children giggled at the lovey-dovey scene. A passerby smiled at the lovey-dovey whispers and took a photo. The couple waved, still lovey-dovey, and walked away, hand in hand.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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