lovey
1lovey — affectionate pet name, 1731, from LOVE (Cf. love) (n.) + Y (Cf. y) (3). Extended form lovey dovey attested from 1819 (n.), 1847 (adj.) …
2lovey — a colloquial form of address to a loved one or (in more recent use) to a theatrical colleague, is spelt in this way, not lovy. The plural is loveys. An alternative is luvvy, plural luvvies …
3lovey — This is ‘love’ with a diminutive ending. It has been in regular use as an endearment or as a friendly vocative since the eighteenth century. A typical use, by a woman to a young boy, occurs in The Pickwick Papers, when Mrs Cluppins addresses… …
4lovey — UK [ˈlʌvɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms lovey : singular lovey plural loveys British informal used for talking to someone who you know very well, especially a woman or child …
5lovey-dovey — lovey dov|ey [ˌlʌvi ˈdʌvi] adj informal behaviour that is lovey dovey is too romantic ▪ a lovey dovey phone call …
6Lovey Dovey (song) — Lovey Dovey is the title of a popular American rhythm and blues song originating in the 1950s. The writers were Memphis Curtis and Ahmet Ertegun. Many renditions have been recorded. * The Clovers in 1954 * Clyde McPhatter in 1959 * Buddy Knox in… …
7Lovey's String Band — were a Trinidadian musical group. They are known primarily for having been the earliest known calypso group to have ever recorded.The band did a recording session in New York City in 1912, five years before the first jazz recordings, and these… …
8lovey-dovey — ► ADJECTIVE informal ▪ very affectionate or romantic …
9lovey-dovey — [luv′ē duv′ē] adj. [ LOVE + Y2 + DOVE + Y2] Slang very affectionate, amorous, or sentimental …
10Lovey Howell — Eunice Howell Gilligan s Island character First appearance Gilligan s Island (pilot episode) Last appearance The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan s Island Created by Sherwood Schwartz …
