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Definition of Lovey
1. Noun. (U.K.) An informal mode of address (associated most often with actors and the like) ¹
2. Noun. A baby's toy, blanket, or other object of affection ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lovey
1. a term of endearment [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lovey
Literary usage of Lovey
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Bookman (1903)
"lovey Mary. Hegan. (Century Co.) $1.00. 5. The Filigree Ball. Green. ... $1.50.
2. Lady Rose's Daughter. Ward. (Harper.) $1.50. 3. lovey Mary. Hegan. ..."
2. John Brown Among the Quakers: And Other Sketches by Irving Berdine Richman (1894)
"... I attended at the hour appointed, and when the parties advanced, it [sic] was
Deacon lovey himself, leading an old maid by the name of Elmyra Mack. ..."
3. Index of Mining Engineering Literature: Comprising an Index of Mining by Walter Richard Crane (1909)
"M. & M., Sept., 1903, p. 80. 1 column. CYANIDE POISONING. By J. lovey. E. & MJ,
vol. 67, p. 618. 1 column. ..."
4. The Great Valley by Edgar Lee Masters (1916)
"SLIP SHOE lovey You're the cook's understudy A gentle idiot body. You are slender
like a broom ... There's a clatter of old metals, O Slip Shoe lovey ..."
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