loving
adjEtymology Inherited from Middle English lovyng(e) (“love”), inherited from Old English lufung. By surface analysis, love + -ing.
1
Expressing a large amount of love to other people; affectionate.
- his loving wife, her loving husband
2
US, Euphemistic, Slang Euphemistic form of fucking.
- I want you to have every loving brother’s sister’s cousin’s child downstairs and standing at attention at six o’clock.1962, John Oliver Killens, “Part I [1]: The Planting Season — Chapter 2”, in And Then We Heard The Thunder (Books for Young Readers), 1st edition, quoted in Green's Dictionary of Slang, New York City, NY: Alfred A[braham]. Knopf, Inc[orporated]., published 1964, →ISBN, →OL, page 13, lines 25–27:
- “Anderson,” said Beaupre, “you think we’re going to see any lovin’ Viet Congs today?”1966, David Halberstam, one very hot day, quoted in Green's Dictionary of Slang, Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, published 1967, page 51, lines 26–27:
2 more examples
- “ Eat and drink like a loving pig,” he says, patting the bulge under his parka.1977, John Langone, Life at the Bottom: The People of Antarctica, 1st edition, quoted in Green's Dictionary of Slang, Boston—Toronto: Little, Brown and Company, published 1977, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 76, lines 26–27:
- At long lovin’ last!1995, John Sack, Company C: The Real War in Iraq, 1st edition, quoted in Green's Dictionary of Slang, New York City, NY: William Morrow & Company, published 1995, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, →Goodreads, page 151, line 18:
- Derived terms
- boyloving, catloving, everloving, lovingkindness, lovingly, lovingness, motherloving, nonloving, unloving