Usually means: Affectionate, romantic behavior between couples.
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We found 15 dictionaries that define the word lovey-dovey:

General (13 matching dictionaries)
  1. lovey-dovey: Merriam-Webster
  2. lovey-dovey: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. lovey-dovey: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. lovey-dovey, lovey-dovey: Collins English Dictionary
  5. lovey-dovey: Wordnik
  6. lovey-dovey: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. lovey-dovey: Wiktionary
  8. lovey-dovey: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. lovey-dovey: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. lovey-dovey: Dictionary.com
  11. lovey-dovey: TheFreeDictionary.com

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. lovey-dovey, lovey-dovey: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. lovey-dovey: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See lovey-doveyness as well.)

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▸ adjective:  (informal) Affectionate in a rather mushy or oversentimental fashion.

Similar:
lovesome, doting, lovely, lovish, loverly, fondsome, loveful, fond, kissy, endearing, more...

Opposite:
unromantic, unsentimental, pragmatic, realistic, practical

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Similar:
lovesome, doting, lovely, lovish, loverly, fondsome, loveful, fond, kissy, endearing, more...

Opposite:
unromantic, unsentimental, pragmatic, realistic, practical



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