love bombing en · NOUN · etymology 1
Etymology
From love + bombing.
Meanings
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(uncountable) An attempt to influence a person by lavish demonstrations of attention and affection.
But in cases of love bombing, attention flows in a single direction: One person tries to become the other’s whole world.
2022 January 10, Gina Cherelus, “What Is ‘Love Bombing’?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 10 Jan 2022:
Forms
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| love-bombing | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (3)
fr love bombing (Translations) · fr bombardement d'amour (Translations) · es bombardeo amoroso (Translations)