Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various small African parrots of the genus Agapornis, often kept as cage birds and noted for the apparent affection between mates.
- noun Informal A couple who are openly affectionate or demonstrative with each other, especially in public.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A little parrot or parrakeet, remarkable for the affection it shows for its mate.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A small Australian parakeet (
Melopsittacus undulatus ) usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors; also called thebudgie . - noun small African parrot noted for showing affection for their mates.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any small
parrot from one of the ninespecies within the genusAgapornis (Greek :αγάπη agápē 'love'; όρνις órnis 'bird'), sometimes they are kept ascage birds , noted for theiraffection towards each other. - noun metaphorical, usually in the plural (One of the persons of ) an
openly affectionate couple .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
- noun small African parrot noted for showing affection for their mates
Etymologies
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Examples
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Those do, sometimes, veer into the saccharine: secondary characters also end up in lovebird pairs, a heroine who pined for children turns out not to be infertile after all, a secondary love interest manages to knock him -/herself out of the running by secretly being a Bad Person and not a worthy rival at all, etc.
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From their site: cheerful, colorful avians, two by two. freehanded on felt, so every bird is one-of-a-kind, like you. two-line saying in lovebird cursive (neat, carefree handwriting).
Archive 2007-10-01 Anne-Marie 2007
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From their site: cheerful, colorful avians, two by two. freehanded on felt, so every bird is one-of-a-kind, like you. two-line saying in lovebird cursive (neat, carefree handwriting).
Lusting after these personalized cards Anne-Marie 2007
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Any lovebird that lays eggs, it is a guarantee that the lovebird is a female.
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Wait for a few seconds, if the nail start swinging in circles, the lovebird is a male.
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Well, the wifi we were using "lovebird", decided they would lock it!
My Crazy Life Lauren Thomas 2009
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Hasn't this "lovebird" aware that the airports are on almost lockdown mode after the attempted terrorist attempt?
Latest Articles 2010
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Most of the times I had traveled to Jamaica, I used the 'lovebird' out of emotional ties.
Jamaica - Full Feed 2010
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Most Nauseating Puppy Love: Platinum Hit's lovebird hipsters Johnny and Jes get all warm and fuzzy when they learn their challenge is to write about love — you know, that crazy thing that makes people weak in the knees and apparently abuse the English language.
Top Moments: True Blood's Lost Year and Stewart Goes On the Offensive 2011
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Most Nauseating Puppy Love: Platinum Hit's lovebird hipsters Johnny and Jes get all warm and fuzzy when they learn their challenge is to write about love — you know, that crazy thing that makes people weak in the knees and apparently abuse the English language.
Top Moments: True Blood's Lost Year and Stewart Goes On the Offensive 2011
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