luvvy

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Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
17
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈlʌvi/

Definition of luvvy

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (informal)An affectionate term of address.
    “Don't cry luvvy, everything will be OK.”
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noun

  1. (informal)An affectionate term of address.
    “Don't cry luvvy, everything will be OK.”
  2. (British, derogatory, humorous, sometimes)An actor or actress, especially a narcissistic and pretentious one.
    “[…] a hat-trick that he [Jonathan Glazer] describes as “genuinely bewildering”. It's the kind of thing that garlanded luvvies say all the time, but it's easier to believe in this case.”

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Etymology

From a phonetic spelling of love + -y; in the second sense, because this (as a term for darling or sweetheart) is perceived as a common utterance of thespians.

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