calf-love

noun

Definition of calf-lovenext
as in puppy love

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  1. puppy love
  2. flirtation
  3. entanglement
Noun
  • There's nothing like puppy love — and that goes for the famous four-legged friends, too!
    — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
  • First-time dog owner Maniscalco posts adoring photos on Instagram, but his puppy love has limits.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of puppy love
Noun
  • Policies that undermine innovation, such as the Pill Penalty within the IRA, and a brief flirtation with anti-innovation leadership at the FDA, showed how fragile and sensitive to change the grand bargain can be.
    — Roderick Wong, Fortune, 25 July 2026
  • The intuitive Moon conjoins sensual Venus in your 5th House of Creativity, inviting pleasure, art, flirtation, or play back into your day.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026
Definition of flirtation
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  • In November 2024, assassins on a motorcycle in the Pacific port city of Manzanaillo shot dead a rear admiral who was said to have blown the whistle on navy entanglement in fuel-smuggling.
    — Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
  • When covering plants, stretch the netting tightly over a support frame, inspect it regularly, and remove it promptly after harvest to help prevent entanglement.
    — Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 31 July 2026
Definition of entanglement
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