Meanings
nounwuv (uncountable)
- alternativechildishhumorousuncountableAlternative form of love.
verbwuv (third-person singular simple present wuvz or wuvs, present participle wuving, simple past and past participle wuvd or wuved)
present singular third person wuvz · present singular third person wuvs · participle present wuving · participle past wuvd · past wuvd · participle past wuved · past wuved
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
From a humorous mispronunciation of love, mimicking the speech of a young child. Reinforced by the comic portrayal of a speech impediment of the elderly clergyman in the influential book and film The Princess Bride.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with wuv
ofloveabovethereofglovestovegovdovehereofshovewhereofbruvbelovedeglovefit like a glovefor want oflive in the shadow of
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APA
wuv. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wuv
MLA
“wuv.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wuv. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wuv,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wuv.
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