Meanings
- alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of love bombing.
Lovebombing can be a warning sign of abusive behaviour coming down the line, but Lala breaks down how it manifests and tips for how to prevent it becoming an issue in your relationship.
2022 May 27, Olivia Petter, “Lalalaletmeexplain details what lovebombing is and how it can affect your relationship”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 May 20222 more examples
Lovebombing is when a man showers you with romantic gestures, artfully painting a picture of the beautiful future they intend to share with you, often when you’ve only known them weeks or even days.
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 2022Technology has expanded our dating options with its conveyor belt of potential mates. But with that has come a loss of accountability, some young people say, and the normalization of bad behavior. Dating is now a world of ghosting and situationships, breadcrumbing and lovebombing, catfishing and wokefishing.
2024 July 21, Anne Branigin, “Going ‘boy sober’ is about more than celibacy”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Jul 2024
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of lovebomb
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lovebombing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lovebombing
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