"sweet on" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more sweet on [comparative], most sweet on [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} sweet on (comparative more sweet on, superlative most sweet on)
  1. (informal) Enamored with; fond of. Tags: informal Synonyms: sweet upon
    Sense id: en-sweet_on-en-adj-NwfKgyDg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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