"tug of love" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tugs of love [plural]
Etymology: Blend of tug of war + love Etymology templates: {{blend|en|tug of war|love}} Blend of tug of war + love Head templates: {{en-noun|tugs of love}} tug of love (plural tugs of love)
  1. (UK, informal) A dispute concerning which of two separated parents should have custody of one or more children. Tags: UK, informal Categories (topical): Family Translations (dispute on custody of children): huoltajuusriita (Finnish), huoltajuuskiista (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-tug_of_love-en-noun-6Mrjgh1T Categories (other): British English, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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