lurve
noun/lɜːv/
/lɜːrv/
[uncountable] (British English, informal, humorous)- a non-standard spelling of ‘love’, used especially to refer to romantic love
- It's Valentine's Day and lurve is in the air.
Word Origin1930s: as a parody of the pronunciation of love in popular romantic songs.Definitions on the go
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