lovey-dovey

lovey-dovey
lov·ey-dov·ey
[ˌlʌviˈdʌvi]
adj hoffnungslos verliebt, total verknallt fam
\lovey-dovey couples schmusende Liebespärchen
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['lʌvI'dʌvɪ]
adj (inf)
turtelig, wie die Turteltauben

to be all lovey-dovey — völlig vernarrt ineinander sein (inf)

lovey-dovey couple — (schmusendes) Liebespaar

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lovey-dovey [-ˈdʌvı] adj umg turteltaubenhaft:
be lovey-dovey den Verliebten oder die Verliebte spielen

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