loving

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   The action of the verb to love.

   • all natural lovings and longings
2. 2

   Expressing a large amount of love to other people

   Expressing a large amount of love to other people; affectionate.

   • his loving wife, her loving husband
3. 3

   Euphemistic form of fucking.

   • I want you to have every loving brother’s sister’s cousin’s child downstairs and standing at attention at six o’clock.
   • “Anderson,” said Beaupre, “you think we’re going to see any lovin’ Viet Congs today?”
   • “ Eat and drink like a loving pig,” he says, patting the bulge under his parka.
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   1. 4

      present participle and gerund of love

   2. 5

      A surname.

   3. 6

      A placename

   4. 7

      Ellipsis of Loving v. Virginia, a 1967 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized…

      Ellipsis of Loving v. Virginia, a 1967 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized interacial marriage under the Equal Protection and Due Process; and reaffirmed the existence of a right to privacy under due process following the 14th Amendment.

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