love bombn.

Brit.

/ˈlʌv bɒm/, U.S.

/ˈləv ˌbɑm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: love n.¹, bomb n.

Etymology: < love n.¹ + bomb n. With sense 2 compare love-bomb v.

†1. An expression or outpouring of love that is supposedly conveyed from one person to another by telepathic or extra-sensory means. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use.

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1909 Seattle Star 2 June (Home ed.) 5/2 Love bombs beat talk, says swain... If the suitor has an everlasting affection the bombs of love will voluntarily pass to ‘the only girl’, and there is no necessity for common everyday words.

2. An effusive demonstration of approval or affection, esp. used as a form of psychological manipulation designed to gain a person's trust, loyalty, or compliance. Later also in weakened sense: any intense or effusive display of solicitude or affection.Originally as a technique used by religious movements to recruit or retain members, and associated especially with the Unification Church (Unification Church n.).

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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > [noun]

fawninga1350

adulationc1400

papelardya1425

papelardrya1500

captation1523

clawing1548

insinuation1553

curry-favour1581

man-pleasing1588

courting1607

men-pleasing1615

supparasitation1620

sycophantizing1640

assiduity1641

ingratiating1642

licking1648

man-pleasance1656

sycophancy1657

fawnery1661

sycophantrya1677

nutting1789

tuft-hunting1789

cultivation1793

huggery1804

ingratiation1815

sycophantism1821

lickspittling1839

toadyship1839

toadyism1840

bootlicking1849

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arse-licking1912

lickspittle1914

apple-polishing1926

pot-licking1929

brown-nosing1934

ass-kissing1936

arse-kissing1937

ass-licking1946

sucking-up1946

bum-sucking1949

love bomb1975

love-bombing1976

1975 Washington Post 24 Aug. a14/2 ‘It was like they threw a love bomb at me,’..[she] said, remembering her first evening with the church. ‘They surrounded me with smiles.’

1978 D. F. Taylor Social Organization of Recruitment in Unification Church (M.A. diss, Univ. of Montana) v. 150 During the course of the training session, members extend endless kindness and courtesies they refer to as the ‘love bomb’.

1997 M. Cochran & W. Murphy Broken Sword ii. xix. 218 ‘Hey,’ Zack said gently, placing his hands on Kate's shoulders. ‘You're upset. Let me give you a love bomb.’ ‘Oh, get off it, Zack,’ she snapped.

2020 @iainmacwhirter 9 Apr. in twitter.com (accessed 15 Apr. 2020) Twitter folx are mostly middle class..with comfortable homes and financial security. We have..our little lefty rows and trade love bombs and poems and memes.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	love bomb
释义	love bombn. Brit. /ˈlʌv bɒm/, U.S. /ˈləv ˌbɑm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: love n.¹, bomb n. Etymology: < love n.¹ + bomb n. With sense 2 compare love-bomb v. †1. An expression or outpouring of love that is supposedly conveyed from one person to another by telepathic or extra-sensory means. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1909 Seattle Star 2 June (Home ed.) 5/2 Love bombs beat talk, says swain... If the suitor has an everlasting affection the bombs of love will voluntarily pass to ‘the only girl’, and there is no necessity for common everyday words. 2. An effusive demonstration of approval or affection, esp. used as a form of psychological manipulation designed to gain a person's trust, loyalty, or compliance. Later also in weakened sense: any intense or effusive display of solicitude or affection.Originally as a technique used by religious movements to recruit or retain members, and associated especially with the Unification Church (Unification Church n.). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > [noun] fawninga1350 adulationc1400 papelardya1425 papelardrya1500 captation1523 clawing1548 insinuation1553 curry-favour1581 man-pleasing1588 courting1607 men-pleasing1615 supparasitation1620 sycophantizing1640 assiduity1641 ingratiating1642 licking1648 man-pleasance1656 sycophancy1657 fawnery1661 sycophantrya1677 nutting1789 tuft-hunting1789 cultivation1793 huggery1804 ingratiation1815 sycophantism1821 lickspittling1839 toadyship1839 toadyism1840 bootlicking1849 toadying1863 arse-licking1912 lickspittle1914 apple-polishing1926 pot-licking1929 brown-nosing1934 ass-kissing1936 arse-kissing1937 ass-licking1946 sucking-up1946 bum-sucking1949 love bomb1975 love-bombing1976 1975 Washington Post 24 Aug. a14/2 ‘It was like they threw a love bomb at me,’..[she] said, remembering her first evening with the church. ‘They surrounded me with smiles.’ 1978 D. F. Taylor Social Organization of Recruitment in Unification Church (M.A. diss, Univ. of Montana) v. 150 During the course of the training session, members extend endless kindness and courtesies they refer to as the ‘love bomb’. 1997 M. Cochran & W. Murphy Broken Sword ii. xix. 218 ‘Hey,’ Zack said gently, placing his hands on Kate's shoulders. ‘You're upset. Let me give you a love bomb.’ ‘Oh, get off it, Zack,’ she snapped. 2020 @iainmacwhirter 9 Apr. in twitter.com (accessed 15 Apr. 2020) Twitter folx are mostly middle class..with comfortable homes and financial security. We have..our little lefty rows and trade love bombs and poems and memes. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1909
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