"puppy-lovey" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more puppy-lovey [comparative], most puppy-lovey [superlative]
Etymology: puppy love + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|puppy love|y}} puppy love + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} puppy-lovey (comparative more puppy-lovey, superlative most puppy-lovey)
  1. (informal) Exhibiting or characteristic of puppy love. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-puppy-lovey-en-adj-fpZp759~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

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