luv

• IPA^(key): /lʌv/

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• Rhymes: -ʌv
• Homophone: love

luv (countable and uncountable, plural luvs)

1. Deliberate misspelling of love.
   • 2001 March, Matt Groening, “Where the Buggalo Roam”, Futurama, season 4, episode 6, opening title

     KRAFTED WITH LUV

     BY MONSTERS

luv (third-person singular simple present luvz or luvs, present participle luving or luvving, simple past and past participle luvd or luved or luvved)

1. (Internet slang) Deliberate misspelling of love.

   • i luv you
   • she luvz it
   • we luvd it
   • you are luving it

• love
• lurv or lurve
• luvvy or luvvie
• wuv

From Old Norse *lúfr. Cognate with Swedish luv, Icelandic lúfa.

• IPA^(key): /lʉːv/, [lÿ́ːʋ] (example of pronunciation)

  Rhymes: -ʉ́ːv

luv m (nominative & accusative definite singular luven)

1. Fringe, bangs.

• IPA^(key): /²lʉːv/, [lÿ̀ːʋ] (example of pronunciation)

  Rhymes: -ʉ̀ːv

lûv (passive luves)

1. To pull someone’s hair.

• IPA^(key): /lu˧˦/

luv

1. short