Definition of Cupboard love

1. Noun. A show of affection motivated by selfishness.

Generic synonyms: Benignity, Kindness

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

cup fungus
cup hook
cup morel
cup o' joe
cup of coffee
cup of joe
cup of palm
cup of tea
cup size
cup that cheers
cup tie
cupalite
cupbearer
cupbearers
cupboard
cupboard love (current term)
cupboardful
cupboardfuls
cupboardless
cupboardlike
cupboards
cupboardsful
cupboardwise
cupboardy
cupcake
cupcakeries
cupcakery
cupcakes
cupel
cupeled

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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