lovefest

plural lovefests

1. informalAn effusive exchange of goodwill.

   Compared with the past few debates, this was a lovefest.

   2024 October 2, Cameron Joseph, “Vance shows polish, Walz hits him on Jan. 6 in notably civil VP debate”, in The Christian Science Monitor

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   They chose a course that extended the lovefest, bonded Barbaro to his fans and cemented his appeal as a documentary subject.

   2007 June 6, Richard Sandomir, “To an Equine Athlete Dying Young”, in New York Times

   Labour is hoping that the lovefest for their onetime nemesis will leave no lasting damage, that the issue will fade come polling day on 2 May.

   2013 April 12, Jonathan Freedland, “This lovefest for Margaret Thatcher spells trouble for David Cameron”, in The Guardian

   And to say that it was a lovefest is to understate the extent of the worship. Speakers praised Trump as something like a savior.

   2026 September 12, Jamelle Bouie, “The Cult of Trump Is Waning”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

2. An orgy; a fuckfest.