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Definition of Cupboard love
1. Noun. A show of affection motivated by selfishness.
Definition of Cupboard love
1. Noun. Insincere (and usually fickle) love pretended in the hope of gaining something useful in exchange. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cupboard Love
Literary usage of Cupboard love
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Her Royal Highness Woman and His Majesty by Max O'Rell (1901)
"CHAPTER XXXVII MAMMIES AND GRANNIES cupboard love—Every kind of love is more or
less selfish except maternal love—Maternal love over-rated— If you never had ..."
2. Mornings at Bow Street: A Selection of the Most Humourous and Entertaining by John Wight, George Cruikshank (1824)
"... and not being prepared with any, they were consigned to the attentions of the
turnkey, without any order for their breakfast. cupboard love. ME. ..."
3. How We Kept the Flag Flying: The Story of the Siege of Ladysmith by Donald MacDonald (1900)
"... SIEGE ROUTINE Tobacco famine—Commissariat trials—cupboard love—Siege whist—The
hundred days—A cricket message—Usury in trade— A contrast—Siege prices. ..."
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