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lovey-dovey:

1. Mushy sentimentality.
SYNONYMS: bathetic; maudlin; mawkish; mushy ; romantic; slushy ; sentimental; soopy; soppy ; sticky ; tear-jerking.

2. Expressing much love or affection ; expressing love or affection in a very affectionate or sentimental way ; effusive in one's expression of sentiment; mushy . See love for synonyms.

3. In the 1870s, a couple were said to be lovey-dovey if they were serious about one another.


See Also: lovey-dovey, moony, mushy, slushy, spooney, spoony

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