lovebomb

plural lovebombs

1. alternativeAlternative spelling of love bomb.

present singular third person lovebombs · participle present lovebombing · participle past lovebombed · past lovebombed

1. alternativeAlternative spelling of love bomb.

   Swathes of women – all of them around my age, mid-20s – were sharing stories of being lovebombed by this guy (the process of showering someone with affection and attention very early on as a way to win over and manipulate people).

   2022 January 24, I’ve fallen for my fair share of men like West Elm Caleb – he is no aberration, “Molly Codyre”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Jan 2022

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   His speech yesterday about defeating the politics of futility, as well as the boast that 2,000 people have joined Labour since his election on Saturday, suggests he may be able to reinvigorate it as an effective force. They may have voted by a majority for David, and they lovebombed him all week, but they go home today ready to give Ed their loyalty.

   2010 September 30, “Labour party: Brotherly breach”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Jun 2025

   Jo says men who lovebomb tend to have low emotional intelligence and lack empathy. Their skill lies in knowing how to manipulate others. From my own experience, the only good thing about the pain of being lovebombed is that I will never fall victim to it again.

   2022 February 9, Verity Ellis, “There’s no bigger red flag than when a man lovebombs you: By VERITY ELLIS who was told after ten days ‘I want to have babies with you’”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Feb 2022