puppy-lovey

English

Etymology

From puppy love +‎ -y.

Adjective

puppy-lovey (comparative more puppy-lovey, superlative most puppy-lovey)

1. (informal) Exhibiting or characteristic of puppy love.
   • 2004, Brian M. Wiprud, Pipsqueak, page 84:

     Angie and I exchanged a glance. We were merely reiterating past thoughts along the lines of “How the hell does Dudley get all puppy-lovey for Carmela?”

   • 2013, Bill Cotter, The Parallel Apartments, unnumbered page:

     Livia seemed terribly proud of her boyfriend. They were in puppy-lovey bliss.

   • 2018, Anna Kendrick, quoted in Chris Azzopardi, "Anna Kendrick, Fresh with a Twist", Hotspots!, 6 September 2018, page 39:

     OK, I've actually only tried to ever read one. It was so sweet and puppy-lovey that I was like, "Aww, I wanted to read some sauciness!"