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luvvy, n. Brit. colloq.|ˈlʌvɪ|
Also luvvie.
[Respelling of lovey n.: see luv n.]
a. As a term of address: = lovey n.
1968M. Allwright Roundabout ix. 60 Albert, luvvy, I didn't hate you. 1989Guardian 11 Aug. 5/6 ‘Come on, luvvy,’ entices Sue, tugging as an excited crowd creaks from its deckchairs. 1991M. Kilby Man at Sharp End xxi. 262 ‘Well, don't try too hard, luvvie, or you'll burst a blood vessel,’ she called above the noise of the open tap.
b. An actor or actress, esp. one who is considered particularly effusive or affected; hence, anyone actively involved with entertainment or the arts. joc. and mildly derog.
1990Guardian 19 May (Weekend Suppl.) 21/3 The 43rd Cannes International Festival of Cinema... It's a rough deal for the poor luvvies being paid to watch movies and party. Ibid. 29 Sept. (Weekend Suppl.) 18/4 Perfectly at home in the glittering world of ‘darlings’ and ‘luvvies’..[they] can usually turn their skills to any branch of showbiz. 1992Daily Tel. 24 Mar. 16/4 Actors are always saying that the stage is the loneliest place in the world and I'd always thought it was hyperbolic luvvy talk. 1992Face Sept. 16/2 Jane Horrocks is not your usual ‘luvvie dahling’ type at all. 1993Radio Times 28 Aug. 98/3 I'm a fairly regular theatre-goer... But I try not to surround myself with actors or get sucked into the ‘luvvy’ scene. |
