Reverse Dictionary: LOVE

ADJECTIVES
► AFFECTED loved, beloved → 1600 obs.
► AMATORIOUS inclined to love; wanton → 1746
► ANTERIC seeking vengeance for slighted love → 2001 (Bk.)
► BELIKED loved, beloved, liked → 1889 Amer. dial.
► BETWATTLED infatuated; so in love as to be unable to use good judgement → 1927 Amer. dial.
► BOOLIE beloved, much-loved → 1769 obs.
► CLOSE AS FIVE MINUTES TO ELEVEN, AS in love → World War II Amer. sl.
► CLOSE AS TWENTY MINUTES TO EIGHT, AS in love → World War II Amer. sl.
► COOKING WITH STARDUST in love → World War II Amer. sl.
► CUPID-STRUCK smitten with love → 1653 obs.
► DAFFY ABOUT ► DAFFY ON madly in love with → L19 sl.
► DAME-DAZED girl-crazy → 1947 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► DEAD NUTS ON fond of; in love with → 1892 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
► DEAD SET ON fascinated by, obsessed with, in love with, determined → L19 sl.
► DEARWORTH of persons: dearly esteemed, worthy of being loved, dear, beloved → a1225
► DESPERATELY MASHED over head and ears in love → 1903 sl. (Bk.)
► DIMPLE-DIZZY girl-crazy → 1947 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► DIPPY foolish, simple-minded, idiotic, shallow-minded; infatuated, deeply in love; peculiar, mildly insane, crazy → 1899 US sl.
► DOLL-DIZZY girl-crazy → 1947 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► FAIN fond, affectionate; in love → 1660 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► FAIR-ENAMOURED charmed by or in love with a beautiful woman → 1622 obs.
► FANCY-FREE free from the power of love → 1590
► FANTASTICAL pert. to the passion of love → 1594 obs.
► FAR GONE madly in love → 1999 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
► FAST-FANCIED bound by love → a1592 obs.
► FELLOW-FOND in love, love-smitten → 1876 Eng. dial.
► FLYING HIGH in love; infatuated → 1947 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► GONE ON in love with → 1885
► GUY-GOONY boy-crazy → 1947 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► HEART-GONE fallen in love → 1902 Eng. dial.  (Bk.)
► HEART-WHOLE having the affections free, with the heart unengaged; free from the power of love → 1600
► HEART-WOUNDED filled with passion of grief or love → 1607
► HOOKED filled with love for; captivated → 1927 Amer. sl.
► HUNG OUT in love → 1970 US sl. (Bk.)
► IN A DRIFT in love; infatuated → 1947 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► INAMORATE enamoured, in love → 1605
► LACK-LOVE indifferent to love → 1871
► LAP-HAPPY boy-crazy → 1947 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► LEAL-LOVED loyally loved, well-loved → 1845 Sc.
► LIGHT OF LOVE ► LIGHT O’ LOVE fickle or inconstant in love; flirtatious; promiscuous → 1589 obs.
► LOVE-CRACKED acting foolishly or irrationally because one is deeply in love → 1891 Amer. dial.
► LOVEFUL full of love → c1225
► LOVELORN  unhappy as a result of unrequited love or the loss of a lover; pining from love → 1637
► LOVE-NETTLED deeply in love → 1586 obs.
► LOVERED provided with or having a lover → 1609
► LOVERTINE addicted to being a lover → 1603 obs.
► LOVE-WORTH worthy of being loved → c1225 obs.
► LOVINGLY of a loving disposition → 1493 obs.
► MAN-CRAZED of a woman: love-smitten → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► MAN-FOND of a woman: love-smitten → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► MAN-KEEN of a woman: love-smitten → 1684 Eng. dial.
► MASHED love-struck; amorous → L19 Brit. sl.
► ON in love with, having a (sexual) relationship → 1930s sl.
► ON THE BEAM in love; infatuated → 1947 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► POISONED ON smitten by, in love with → 1893 Amer. dial.
► QUEAN-FOND of a man: love-stricken → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► QUEAN-STRUCKEN of a man: love-stricken → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► SKIRT-NERTS girl-crazy → 1947 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► SKIRTY-FLIRTY girl-crazy → 1947 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► SLACK-HAPPY boy-crazy → 1947 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► SNOWED OVER obsessively in love, infatuated → 1970s US students’ sl.
► SOFT ON in love with → 1840
► SPOONEY ► SPOONY besotted with a member of the opposite sex → M19 sl.
► SPOONS ON sentimentally in love with → M19 sl.
► STRUNG OUT in love → 1970 US sl. (Bk.)
► STUCK ON in love with, pleased with → L19 orig. US
► TORCHY in love with someone who does not reciprocate; hopelessly enamoured → 1941 US sl.
► TWITTERPATED love-struck, besotted; infatuated, obsessed; also, excited, thrilled → 1942 colloq., orig. & chiefly US
► WITCH-WACKY girl-crazy → 1947 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► WRAPPED besotted with, infatuated by, in love with → 1960s sl.
► WRAPPED UP in love with, affected → 1910s sl.
► YAR in love → 1960s US sl.

ADVERBS
► A-DOTING in love → 1609 obs.
► LOVEWARD towards love; in the direction of love → 1600
► LOVEWARDS towards love; in the direction of love → 1875
► PARAMOUR 1. through or by way of love; out of love, for love’s sake → a1300 obs.
2. for or by way of sexual love → c1386 obs.

NOUNS
► AMOR passion; love, esp. sexual love
► AMORET 1. a love sonnet or love song → L16 obs.
2. a love affair
► AMOUR passion; love, esp. sexual love
► AMOURETTE a trifling, short-lived love affair  → E19 sl.
► ANAGAPESIS a loss of feelings for one formerly loved → 2001 (Bk.)
► ANAXIPHILIA a falling in love with the wrong person → 2001 (Bk.)
► BARREL OF TREACLE love, esp. the outward signs of being in love → L19 sl.
► BELAMOUR love; a glance or look of love → 1610 obs.
► BELLE PASSION the tender passion, love → 1711
► BIG L love → 1987 US sl.
► CALF-LOVE a youthful, romantic fancy; puppy love → 1823 sl.
► CALF-RASH a foolish fancy; boy’s love → 1882 Eng. dial.
► CAUSE OF CAUSES love → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► COW-EYE-TIS love, romantic urge → 1947 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► CUPBOARD LOVE love insincerely professed or displayed for the sake of what one can get by it → 1757
► CUPID love, desire → c1420 obs.
► CUPID’S GOLDEN ARROW virtuous love → 1922 (Bk.)
► CUPID’S LEADEN ARROW sensual love → 1922 (Bk.)
► DAINTY estimation, honour, favour (in which anything is held); esteem, regard; affection, love → a1225 obs.
► DAWTIE love; kindness; endearment → 1852 Sc. (Bk.)
► DILECTION love; choice → 1388 obs.
► DRUERY love, especially sexual love; love-making, courtship; affection; often, illicit love → a1225 obs.
► ENTANGLEMENT an illicit love affair → 20C US euphemism
► ETERNAL WOUND, THE love → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► EYE LOVE love deriving from visual attractiveness; also, love or attraction expressed through eye contact, glances, etc. → 1857
► FAINNESS liking, love, affection, fondness → c1779 Sc.
► FANCY amorous inclination, love → 1559 obs.
► FAVOUR-RIBBON a ribbon worn as a love token → 1762 obs.
► FEELING THAT YOU FEEL WHEN YOU FEEL YOU HAVE A FEELING YOU NEVER FELT BEFORE love → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► FLING a love affair → 20C US sl.
► FUNNY FEELING love → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► GA-GA love → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► GAME, THE lovemaking; amorous sport or dalliance; later, often denoting sexual intercourse → c1225
► GOONA love → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► GOONA-GOONA love → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► GRAND PASSION, THE love → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► HEART ATTACK love → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► HEARTBURN love → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► HEART INTEREST love → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► HEART STROKE love → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► HEART THROBS love → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS love → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► KEEPING the maintaining of a mistress or lover; the fact of condition of being so maintained → 1675
► LADY-LOVE love for ladies → 1818
► LA GRANDE PASSION love → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► LEMANRY illicit love → 1483 arch.
► LIGHT O’ LOVE inconstancy in love → 1571 obs.
► LOLLYGAGS airs, affectations; love-making → 1914 Amer. dial.
► LOVE-BLINK a glance of love → 1508 Sc.
► LOVE-DRURY 1. love; courtship → c1300 obs.
2. a love token or keepsake → c1400 obs.
► LOVE-IN a communal gathering for a hands-on celebration of interpersonal love → 1967 US sl.
► LOVE JUICE an aphrodisiac; a juice supposed to have the effect of a love potion → 1593
► LOVE-LACE the snare or tyranny of love → c1330 obs.
► LOVE-LAY a love song → c1450 chiefly poetic usage
► LOVENESS love; lovingness → a1250 obs.
► LOVERED the emotion or feeling of love; affection, friendship, good will, kindness → a1000 obs.
► LOVESHIP fondness, liking; loving behaviour; courtship; also, the state of being in love or being a lover → c1500
► LOVERS’ LAIR the religion or faith of lovers → c1560 Sc. obs.
► LOVE STUFF love → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► LOVE-TOOTH an inclination for love → 1580 obs.
► LOVEY-DOVEY love; loving or amorous behaviour → 1946
► LOVING CUP a love potion; a love drink; a cup containing this → 1584 obs.
► LOWE a burning or passionate feeling, esp. of love → a1425 chiefly poetic usage
► LURVE romantic infatuation; sex; love → 1936 chiefly UK, colloq. & humorous usage
► MASH a crush, a love affair → 20C US sl.
► MISERIES, THE love → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► MOLLY-HUGGING love-making; petting → 1944 Amer. dial.
► MONSTER-LOVE a flawed love → 1633 obs.
► MOOEY-MOOEY love; lovemaking; courting → 1942 US sl.
► NOSE JOB a planned assault on one’s emotions; the act of falling in love → 1969 African-American high school sl.
► OLD CHILLS AND FEVER STUFF, THE love → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► OOLY-DROOLY puppy love → 1947 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► PARAMOUR love, esp. sexual love; an amour → c1350 obs.
► PERPETUAL EMOTION love → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► REDAMANCY the act of loving in return → 1656 obs.
► REDAMATION the act of loving in return; reciprocal or mutual love→ 1658 obs.
► ROSES AND RAPTURES love → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► SCORN a snub, a brusque rejection, esp. of an offer of marriage; a slight in love → c1746 Sc.
► SECRET SORROW love for someone who is unaware of one’s affections → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► SOFTENING OF THE HEARTERS love → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► SQUIRREL FEVER love, romantic urge → 1947 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► TENTH WORD IN A TELEGRAM love → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► THAT CERTAIN GLEAM IN ONE’S EYES love → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► THING an infatuation; a love affair of limited duration → 1967 sl.
► TORCH SONG a popular song bemoaning one’s unrequited love → 1927 US sl.
► TREMORS, THE love → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► UH-HUH love → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► VARDA D’AMOUR the look of love → 1992 UK sl.
► VENUS a quality or characteristic that excites love; a charm, grace, or attractive feature → 1540 obs.
► WALK OF SHAME a woman’s public appearance after spending the night with a new lover → 1990s sl., orig. US students’ usage
► WINTER-LOVE cold, conventional, or insincere love → 1636
► WOO-POO love → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)

NOUNS – PERSON
► ACE LANE a husband or male lover → c1935 Amer. sl., orig. African-American
► ACE-LOVER one’s most important lover; the most important member of the opposite sex one knows, as a husband, a pimp, or a boyfriend → 1996 US Black sl., chiefly Southern/Midwest
► ACQUAINTANCE a sweetheart; a lover; a fiancée → 1879 Eng. dial.  (Bk.)
► ADONIS in ironic use: a male admirer; a lover → L19 Aust. sl.
► AFFAIR one’s current lover → 1970s homosexual sl.
► AFFECTATOR one who feels affection for, a lover→ 1610 obs.
► AFFECTER one who has an affection for, a lover → 1568 obs.
► AMORET a sweetheart; a lover → LME obs.
► AMORETTO a sweetheart; a lover → L16 obs.
► AMORIST 1. a person who avows love, esp. sexual love → L16
2. a person who writes about love → M17
► AMOROSA a female lover or sweetheart → E17
► AMOROSO a lover; a gallant → E17 obs.
► APPLE OF THE EYE a loved one; a sweetheart →  1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► BABE a lover, a sweetheart; often used as a term of endearment → 1890 colloq., orig. US
► BABY a lover; also a spouse; a term of endearment, a darling, a sweetheart or girlfriend; orig. only applied to women  → 1684 colloq.
► BABY-FARMER an older person, usually a woman, who prefers affairs with people much younger than themselves → 20C sl.
► BABY STEALER a male or female lover of a much younger or very young person; an older person who prefers such relationships → 1937 UK sl.
► BACK-DOOR MAN an adulterer; a lover; someone who sneaks in through the back door when the husband is away → 1925 sl., orig. US Black 
► BACK-NUMBER a former lover, now discarded → 1884 colloq.
► BAD SHAG an unsatisfactory lover → 1754 sl.
► BANTAM a lover; a womanizer → 1883 Aust. & US sl.
► BEAU the attendant or suitor of a lady; a lover, a sweetheart → 1720
► BEAU-LOVER a suitor, a lover → 1926 Amer. sl.  (Bk.)
► BELAMOUR ► BELLAMOUR a loved one of either sex; a lady love; a sweetheart; a mistress → 1596 obs.
► BELOVER a lover → 1491 obs.
► BEST a girlfriend or female lover → 1904 sl., orig. US
► BEST-BELOVED a most beloved person; spec. a lover, a sweetheart; often used as a term of endearment → 1459
► BEST GIRL a female sweetheart; a girlfriend; a lover; a wife → 1691
► BIG DADDY a husband; a sweetheart, a male lover → 1909 Amer. dial.
► BIG MOMENT one who the chief object of affection; the person with whom one is infatuated; one’s sweetheart or lover → 1929 Irish & US sl.
► BILLIE ► BILLY a lover, actual or potential → 1768 Sc.
► BISCUIT BROWN a lover → 1959 African-American sl.
► BISCUIT ROLLER a lover, usually female → 1928 African-American sl.
► BIT OF ROUGH a lover, orig. female, but from the mid-20th century male, from a lower class and tougher background than their partner → 1977 UK sl.
► BIT ON THE SIDE the person with whom one is unfaithful to one’s spouse or partner; a lover other than one’s regular partner  → 1973 colloq.
► BLACK FOOT a go-between in a courtship or love affair; a matchmaker → 1808 Sc.
► BLACK-LEG a blackfoot; a go-between in a courtship or love affair; a matchmaker → 1825 Sc. obs. (Bk.)
► BLACK MAN a go-between in love-making → 1867 Eng. dial.
► BLACK-SOLE a “Blackfoot”, a go-between in a courtship or love affair; a matchmaker → 1725 Sc. obs.
► BLOKE a male person, a fellow; a boyfriend or male lover → 1851 sl., now chiefly Brit.
► BODY AND SOUL a lover; a member of the opposite sex with whom one is sexually, emotionally, and mentally compatible → 1975 US sl. (Bk.)
► BOOKIE-SUG a sweetheart, a lover → 1970 Amer. dial.
► BOOPS a wealthy lover → 1970s W. Indies sl.
► BOW-WOW a lover → M19 sl.
► BRATCHART ► BRATCHET a pert, mischievous child; a silly person; a true lover → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BREEK-BROTHER a rival in love → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► CANDYMAN a woman’s male partner or (illicit) lover → 1920s African-American sl.
► CANOODLERS a pair of lovers → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► CAPTIVE a loved one; a sweetheart → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► CASE a loved one; a sweetheart → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► CHICKABIDDY a loved one, esp. a child; a term of endearment to a child → 1848
► CHICKADEE a loved one; a sweetheart; a child; a term of endearment → 1860 Amer. dial.
► CHUB a sweetheart, a lover → 1953 Amer dial.
► CLINAH ► CLINER a girlfriend or female lover → 1895 Aust. sl.
► CORRIVAL a rival in love; a rival suitor → 1578 arch.
► CREAM IN ONE’S COFFEE a loved one; a sweetheart → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► CRUSH a loved one; a sweetheart → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► CRUSHEE a loved one; a sweetheart → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► CUDDLE BUNNY a female lover → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► DADDIO ► DADDY-O ► DADIO a boyfriend; a male lover; a husband → 1944 US sl.
► DADDY a husband; a sweetheart; an older male lover → 1909 Amer. sl.
► DADDY ONE a lover or any man who provides for a woman → 1960s African-American sl.
► DARL’ a loved one; a sweetheart →  1930 sl.
► DARLINK a loved one; a sweetheart →  1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► DATE a loved one; a sweetheart → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► DEARIE a loved one; a sweetheart → 1681 sl.
► DINAH a girlfriend or female lover → 1898 Brit. sl.
► DOLLINK a loved one; a sweetheart → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► DOTE a dear or loved one; a darling, a pet, a favourite; often used as a term of endearment or form of address, esp. for a child → 1809 Ireland
► DOTEY a dear or loved one; a darling, a pet, a favourite; often used as a term of endearment or form of address, esp. for a child → 1663
► DOTING PIECE the object of a person’s love or affection → 1733
► DOWSABEL a sweetheart; a lady-love → 1590 obs.
► DOWSE a sweetheart, a lover; also ironically, an immoral, unchaste woman; a harlot → c1450 obs.
► DRUERY one who is an object of love; a beloved person; a sweetheart; a mistress → c1315 obs.
► DRUT darling, love, friend → a1240 obs.
► DUCK a lover → 16C sl.
► DULCINEA the name given by Don Quixote to his mistress in Cervantes’ romance; hence, a lady of one’s devotion, a lady-love, a sweetheart → 1748
► EASY RIDER a sexually satisfying lover → 1914 Amer. dial., orig. African-American
► ENTHUSIASM a loved one; a sweetheart →  1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► FAIR one of the fair sex;’ a woman; a beloved woman → 1423 arch.
► FAIR LADY a woman who is the object of one’s love or devotion; a man’s wife or partner → a1470
► FANCY a male lover, not always adulterous, but the relationship usually refers to a married or older woman → E19 sl.
► FANCY BLOKE a male lover, not always adulterous, but the relationship usually refers to a married or older woman → L19 sl.
► FANCY-MAN the lover of a woman, esp. a man who lives on the earnings of a woman, usually a prostitute; broadly, a pimp → 1811 sl.
► FANCY WOMAN a kept mistress; a female lover → 1812 UK sl.
► FANTASER a fancier; one who is in love with someone → a1547 obs.
► FILLY AND FOAL a young couple of lovers sauntering apart from the world → 1909 sl.
► FLAME a loved one; a sweetheart → E18 sl.
► FLAMER an admirer, a lover, a promiscuous woman → L17 sl.
► FLARE a loved one; a sweetheart →  1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► FRIEND a loved one; a sweetheart → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► FUCKER a male lover → 19C colloq.
► GADGIE ► GADJIE ► GADJY a man; a fellow; a husband; a lover → 1906 tramps’ sl.
► GALLANT one who pays court to ladies, a ladies’ man; also, a lover, in a bad sense, a paramour → a1450
► GAY a gay lady; one who is loved, a sweetheart; a noble or beautiful lady; also, of a man: a gallant → c1390 obs.
► GIRLFRIEND a female with whom a person has a romantic or sexual relationship; a female partner or lover; a female sweetheart; a fiancée → 1892
► GUY a woman’s boyfriend, fiancé, husband, lover etc. → 1940s Amer. sl.
► HEADACHE one’s husband or wife; a boyfriend or girlfriend; a loved one; a sweetheart → 1933 US sl.
► HEAD CHICK a female lover; a favourite girlfriend; a sweetheart; one’s wife, esp. an expert fellatrix → 1944 US Black sl.
► HEART a term of endearment; a loved one; one’s beloved, one’s darling; a sweetheart; often used as a form of address → c1300
► HEARTBEAT a person with whom one is infatuated; a loved one; a sweetheart  → 1935 US students’ sl.
► HEART FLUTTER a loved one; a sweetheart →  1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► HEART INTEREST a loved one; a sweetheart →  1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► HEART RAVE a loved one; a sweetheart →  1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► HEART-ROOT a sweetheart; a darling; a beloved or loved one; also, a term of endearment → c1460 obs.
► HEART THROB a loved one; a sweetheart → 1926 colloq., orig. US
► HEAVER 1. a person in love → 1859 sl. obs.
2. a self-styled great lover, esp. of the more earthy, animalistic type → 1983 African-American sl.
► HEIFER DUST a loved one; a term of affection → 1982 Amer. dial.
► HON ► HUN a loved one; a sweetheart →  1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► HONEY a loved one; a sweetheart → c1350 colloq.
► HONEY BUN a person for whom one feels loves or deep affection; sweetheart, darling → 1895 colloq.
► HONEY BUNCH a person for whom one feels loves or deep affection; sweetheart, darling → 1900 colloq.
► HONEY-BUNNY a loved one; a sweetheart →  1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► IDOL a person who is the object of excessive or supreme devotion; an adored person; a person loved or respected to adoration → 1591
► INAMORATA a female lover, mistress, sweetheart → 1651 
► INAMORATE one in love, a lover → 1602 obs.
► INAMORATO a lover → 1592
► INAMORETTA a female lover, mistress, sweetheart → 1709  obs.
► INSOMNIA a loved one; a sweetheart → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► ITEM a pair of lovers regarded as a couple → 1970 sl.
► JAM-TART one’s girlfriend or lover; a mistress → 19C Brit. sl.
► JELLY a lover; the vagina; sexual intercourse → 1927 Amer. dial.
► JELLY ROLL a lover; the vagina; sexual intercourse → 1914 Amer. dial.
► JEMMY AND JESSAMY a pair of lovers → 1896 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► JEWEL a loved one; a sweetheart → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► LACK-LOVE one who is indifferent to love → 1590
► LAD a male lover, a sweetheart → 1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► LADDIE a male lover, a sweetheart → 1813 Sc.
► LADY-LOVE a lady who is loved; a sweetheart → 1733
► LADY OF PLEASURE a prostitute; a mistress or female lover → M17 euphemism
► LAP-FULL a lover or a husband → 19C Brit. sl.
► LASS a lady-love, a sweetheart → 1596
► LASSIE a sweetheart; a female lover → 1790 Sc.
► LEEFKYN a loved one → 1540 obs.
► LEMAN 1. a person beloved by one of the opposite sex; a lover or sweetheart → c1205 arch.
2. one who is loved unlawfully; an unlawful lover or mistress; in later use, chiefly applied to the female sex → c1275 arch.
► LIEFHEBBER a lover → 1791 Sc.
► LIGHT OF LOVE ► LIGHT O’ LOVE 1. a person who is fickle or inconstant in love; a flirt → 1586
2. a mistress, a female lover → 1828
► LIGHT-OF-ONE’S-EYES a loved one; a sweetheart → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► LIGHT-OF-ONE’S-LIFE a loved one; a sweetheart →  1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► LITTLE CHICKABIDDY a loved one, esp. a child; a term of endearment to a child → 1848
► LOTEBY a companion of love; a lover, a paramour; a bedfellow, a concubine → 1303 obs.
► LOVE a loved one; a sweetheart →  1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► LOVEE a loved one; a sweetheart →  1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► LOVE INTEREST a loved one; a sweetheart → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► LOVE-JOY a dearly loved person → 1876 Eng. dial.
► LOVEKIN a lover, a sweetheart; an affectionate form of address → 1896
► LOVEKINS  a lover, a sweetheart; an affectionate form of address → 1920
► LOVELING  a dear or lovely creature; a darling; a term of endearment; also, a young lover → 1606
► LOVEND a person who loves; a lover; a friend → a1000 obs.
► LOVER BOY a male lover, esp. a young male lover; an attractive man, a ladykiller → 1925 sl., orig. US
► LOVER MAN a male lover; an attractive man, a ladykiller → a1905 sl., orig. US
► LOVEY a loved one; a sweetheart. a darling → 1684
► LOVEY-DOVEY a loved one; a sweetheart → 1781
► LOW RIDER a lover who is itinerant, inconstant, or unreliable → 1931 sl., orig. & chiefly African-American
► MAIN HO a male’s mate, lover, or girlfriend → 1967 Amer. sl.
► MAIN MAN a male sweetheart or lover → 1967 Amer. sl., chiefly African-American
► MAIN MELLOW one’s most favoured person, usually a lover or most intimate same-sex friend → 1920s sl., orig. US
► MAIN NIGGER a favourite male friend; a male sweetheart or lover → 1986 Amer. sl., chiefly African-American
► MAIN PIECE one’s most favoured person, usually a lover or most intimate same-sex friend → 1920s sl., orig. US
► MAIN SQUEEZE one’s most favoured person, usually a lover or most intimate same-sex friend; a close friend; a sweetheart; a favourite sexual partner → 1920s sl., orig. US
► MAIN WHORE a female sweetheart or lover → 1970 Amer. sl., chiefly African-American
► MAIN BITCH a male’s mate, lover, or girlfriend → 1967 Amer. sl.
► MAIN GUY a favourite male friend; a male sweetheart or lover → 1986 Amer. sl., chiefly African-American
► MAIN STUFF a male’s mate, lover, or girlfriend → 1967 Amer. sl.
► MAKE a husband or wife; a lover or mistress → a1240 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► MAMA ► MAMMA a girlfriend or female lover → 1926 US sl.
► MAMA-SAN an East Asian woman who is a prostitute or the lover of a US serviceman → 1982 Amer. sl.
► MAN a husband; an accepted lover → 1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► MARROW a spouse, a husband or wife; a lover, a wooer; of animals or birds: a mate → 1724 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► MASH a loved one; a sweetheart → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► MATCH a husband or wife; a mate, a consort, a lover; also, said of animals → a831 obs.
► MECHANIC an accomplished, skilled lover → 1985 US sl.
► MINK a female friend or lover → 1899 US sl.
► MISSIONARY MAN an uninspired lover → 1989 US students’ sl. 
► MONKEY an additional love interest in one’s life → 1994 US teen & students sl. (Bk.)
► NINGLE a subservient lover, especially a homosexual one → 1602 obs., derogatory
► NUMBER ONE one’s best friend or lover → 1902 sl., orig. US
► NUMBER-ONE SQUEEZE one’s most favoured person, usually a lover or most intimate same-sex friend → 1920s sl., orig. US
► OLD FLAME an old lover; a sweetheart; a cast-off mistress → 1846 sl.
► OLD MAN a boyfriend or lover, including a homosexual one → 1949 Can. & US sl.
► OLD ROOSTER a lover or philanderer of advanced years → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► ONE’S WEAKNESS a loved one; a sweetheart →  1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► OUTSIDE MAN a woman’s lover → 1923 W. Indies sl.
► OUTSIDE WOMAN a man’s lover → 1923 W. Indies sl.
► PAIR OF SPOONS lovers → 1895 Aust. criminals’ sl. (Bk.)
► PANORAMA a lover, a paramour → L19 sl.
► PANTOPHILE a lover of all → 1898 obs.
► PAP an affection name used by a woman to her husband, lover, or pimp → L19 US sl.
► PAPA a woman’s lover → L19 US sl.
► PAPPY a male lover → 1920s African-American sl.
► PARAMOUR 1. a person loved by one of the opposite sex; a lover, a sweetheart; also of animals → c1350 
2. an illicit or clandestine lover or mistress taking the place, but without the rights, of a husband or wife; the illicit partner of a married man or woman → c1386
► PASH a loved one; a sweetheart → 1914 sl.
► PASHTIME a loved one; a sweetheart → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► PASSION a loved one; a sweetheart → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.) 
► PATOOTIE a girlfriend or female lover → 1921 US sl.
► PEACH-ORCHARD BEAU a clandestine sweetheart or lover → 1949 Amer. dial.
► PET a loved one; a sweetheart →  1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► PLAYMATE a loved one; a sweetheart →  1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► POKER a lover → 1880 obs.
► PRECIOUS a dearly beloved or loved one; a sweetheart; a darling →  1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► PRECIOUS HEART a loved one; a sweetheart →  1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)  
► PRECIOUS LAMB a loved one; a sweetheart →  1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► PRIGSTER a rival in love → L17 sl.
► PRIM an attractive woman, esp. a young one; also, a lover, a paramour → 1509 obs.
► PROSPECT a loved one; a sweetheart →  1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► PULSE ACCELERATOR a loved one; a sweetheart →  1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► PULSE UPPERER a loved one; a sweetheart →  1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)  
► PURPLE PASSION a loved one; a sweetheart →  1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► QUEEN a beautiful young woman; a man’s wife; a companion; a sweetheart; a girlfriend; a lover → 1900s sl. US Black sl.
► RED-HOT MAMMA a girlfriend or female lover → 1936 US sl.
► ROOSTER a lover or philanderer of advanced years → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► SECRET SORROW a loved one who is unaware of one’s affections →  1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► SKINSMAN a prolific lover → 1965 Barbados
► SOFT SPOT a loved one; a sweetheart →  1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► SPARE a married man’s mistress; a wife’s lover → c1935 sl.
► SPARK a beau, a lover, a suitor, a sweetheart → 1706-7
► SPARROW a young woman who moves from one lover to the next → 1949 US criminals’ sl.
► SPOON a foolish, sentimental lover → M19 sl.
► SPOONEY ► SPOONY one who is in sentimental love → M19 sl.
► SPRUNNY a lover, a sweetheart → 1739 chiefly Eng. dial.
► SQUEEZE a girlfriend or lover → 1980 sl., chiefly US
► STUCKY a faithful lover → 1930s W. Indies sl.
► SUBMARINE RACES lover’s lane → 1960s Amer. sl.
► SWAIN a country admirer or lover
► SWEETBACK ► SWEETBACK MAN a woman’s lover; a lady’s man → 1929 US sl.
► SWEET DADDY a male lover, esp. the one who supports a younger mistress → 1989 African-American sl.
► SWEETHEART-DARLIN’ a loved one; a sweetheart →  1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► SWEETIE ► SWEETY a term of endearment; a loved one, a sweetheart → 1778 colloq.
► SWEET MAMA a female lover → 1920s African-American sl.
► SWEET MAN a male lover → 1920s African-American sl.
► SWEET PAPA a male lover → 1920s African-American sl.
► SWING DADDY a male lover → 1970s African-American sl.
► THAT CERTAIN PARTY a loved one; a sweetheart →  1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► THROB someone of either sex who thrills the heart; a lover, esp. used of film stars and other entertainers → 1910s sl.
► TOOTSY-WOOTSY an attractive girl; a loved one; a sweetheart; a term of endearment to one’s sweetheart → 1952 Amer. sl. 
► TOY BOY an older woman’s young male partner → 1981 colloq.
► TURKEY GOBBLER a lover or philanderer of advanced years → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► UMBRELLA a fellow, usually a husband, boyfriend, or lover → 1998 rhyming sl.
► USED-TO-BE an ex-lover → 1924 African-American sl.
► VOOM-VOOM a loved one; a sweetheart → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► WALKING-STICK a person with whom to walk out as a lover → 1897 Eng. dial.
► WINDING BOY ► WINING BOY a man sexually popular with men; an adroit male lover → 1950 Amer. sl.
► YINK a lover; a sweetheart → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► YOBO a lover, male or female, but generally used to mean a girlfriend → 1984 US military usage (Bk.)
► YOO-HOO a loved one; a sweetheart → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► YOUNG LADY a female lover or sweetheart; a girlfriend; a (young) wife or fiancée → 1584
► YOUNG MAN a lover, a male sweetheart; a boyfriend, a fiancé → 1589
► YOUNG WOMAN a female lover or sweetheart; a girlfriend; a fiancée → 1822

NOUNS – PERSON – OTHER
► BLACKFIT a lovers’ go-between → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BLACKLEG a match-maker; a lovers’ go-between → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BLACK-SOLE a lovers’ go-between → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► WILLIE JACK ► WILLY JACK a go-between in a love affair → 1790 Sc. obs.

PHRASES
► AIN’T LOVE GRAND used for registering the pleasure of being in love, or, ironically, the opposite → 1977 US sl.
► AT SPOONS WITH sentimentally in love with → M19 sl.
► HOLLAND written on an envelope, or at the foot of a lover’s letter as lovers’ code for ‘Here Our Love Lies And Never Dies, or Hope Our Love Lasts And Never Dies → 1984 UK sl.
► IT’S A CASE OF SPOONS WITH THEM used of a couple who are obviously in love → M19 sl.
► NORWICH written on a letter, or at the foot of a lover’s letters as lovers’ code for ‘Knickers Off Ready When I Come Home’ → 1960 UK usage (well used by servicemen)
► PULL DOWN THE BLIND! a catchphrase to couples lovemaking → c1880 Brit. sl.
► TITS-AND-ZITS dealing with teenage love and sex → 1970s US sl.

VERBS
► ADAMATE to love dearly → 1612 obs.
► BEET to rouse or feed a passion, esp. love; to kindle → 1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► BE LAD AND LASS to be lovers → 1834 Sc.
► BELOVE to love → 1377 obs.
► CARRY A TORCH to yearn for an unrequited love or a love affair that is over; to be devoted to someone without having your devotion reciprocated → 1927 US sl.
► CURDOW to make love → 1825 Sc.
► DELOVE to love someone → 1959 Amer. dial.
► DISAPPOINT to reject in love or marriage → 1857 Amer. dial.
► DO IN ONE’S BLOCK to fall in love → 20C Aust. sl.
► DO ONE’S BALLS ON of a man: to fall obsessively in love with → L19 sl.
► DO ONE’S BLOCK to fall in love → 20C Aust. sl.
► DO ONE’S DASH to become infatuated; to fall in love → 1910s Aust. sl.
► DROOL FOR to be in love with → 1947 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► EAT CHEESE to be in love → 1970 US students’ sl. (Bk.)
► ELSK to love → 1866 Sc. obs.
► ENAMOUR to inflame with love → 1303
► FALL to become enamoured; to become a lover → 1906 Amer. sl.
► FALL FOR to be greatly attracted by, esp. a member of the opposite sex; to become charmed or captivated by; to fall in love with → 1903 colloq.
► FANK to indulge fancies in love → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► FANTASY to take a fancy or liking to; to be favourably inclined to; to fall in love with → 1548 obs.
► FISH to make love ineptly → 1971 US students’ sl. (Bk.)
► GET A FALL to fall in love → 1920s US sl.
► GET ONE’S NOSE OPEN to be infatuated or in love → 1970 Amer. dial.
► GO TO LOVERS’ LAIR to study or take instruction in love → c1560 Sc. obs.
► HAVE A BAD NOSE JOB to be really in love → 1970 US sl. (Bk.)
► HAVE A CRUSH ON SOMEONE to be infatuated or in love with someone; esp. applied to children and early teenagers → Bk1974 Amer. colloq.
► HAVE ONE’S NOSE WIDE OPEN to be infatuated or in love → 1963 Amer. dial.
► HAVE ONE’S NOSE OPEN to be in love → 1970 US sl. (Bk.)
► HAWK ONE’S MUTTON of a woman: to seek a lover; used disparagingly → 1937 sl.
► INAMORATE to inspire with love, to enamour → 1624 obs.
► LALLYGAG to make a public show of affection, to kiss, to neck, to flirt; to make love; to court → 1869 Amer. dial.
► LOSE ONE’S BLOCK to fall in love → 20C Aust. sl.
► LOWE to be ardent or passionate; to burn with love, passion, etc. → a1333 chiefly Sc. & Eng. dial.
► LURVE to love, to be infatuated with → 1908 chiefly UK, colloq. & humorous usage
► MADDLE AFTER to be fond of, to dote, to be madly in love with → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► PAL to take a sweetheart or a lover → 1870 UK sl.
► PUT THE HURT ON to reject in love → 1960s Amer. sl.
► SEND YOU SOUTH to end a romance or friendship → 1960s Amer. sl.
► SMITE  to inspire passion or love, esp. romantic love in a person; to enamour → 1652
► TAKE A DROP to fall in love → 1920s US sl.
► TAKE A FALL to fall in love → 1920s US sl.
► TAKE A TOSS to be attracted to a person; to fall in love with → 1930s sl.
► TAKE IT BIG to fall in love → 1960s sl.
► TAKE IT HARD to fall in love → 1960s sl.
► TORCH FOR to mourn a dead love affair; to offer unrequited love → 1940s sl., orig. US
► WARM UP OLD PORRIDGE to renew old love → 1864 Eng. dial.