Lovey-Dovey In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "Lovey-Dovey", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Eudora Thao calendar 2020-12-18 11:12

Meaning of Lovey-Dovey

Synonyms:

public display of affection

Lovey-Dovey British American disapproval informal slang

This expression usually uses in the romantic comedies and on own love lives.  We can use this idiom in positive or negative way, depending on the feeling of lovey-dovey. 

Romantic behaviours of the couples in public make people shy and embarrassed.

I had gone for lunch with my parents, but it was pretty embarrasing with a couple getting lovey-dovey a couple at front of us.

The couple at the front row kept getting lovey-dovey with each other while we tried to completely ignore them and watch the film.

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Origin of Lovey-Dovey

The phrase came from the early 1700s to the 1800s. Sometimes when the dove bird is used as a symbol of love and rhymes with love as well, so it's just a mixture of these two words. At the end, "y" is added to make it sound funnier.

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