affectionate pet name, 1731, from love (n.) + -y (3). Extended form lovey-dovey attested from 1819 (n.), 1847 as an adjective.
lovesick
lovesome
love-song
lovestruck
love-tap
lovey
loving
lovingly
low
lowball
lowboy
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